Abstract
Poles in the Caucasian Army of the Russian Tzardom in the XIX Century
After the 1831 Polish uprising against occupant Russia, many Poles were convicted to serve as military in the Russian Caucasian troops. They considered themselves as captives under the Russian army. Thus, some Poles preferred to change their sides to support the local Caucasian resisting forces, instead of dying under the flag of Russia, which had invaded their own country, too. In this way, those convicted Poles fought with each other, too, on the posts of the Russians against the Montaineers, and among the Montaineers against the Russians.<
Keywords
The Caucasus, the Russian caucasian Army, the Caucasian Wars, Poland, Sheikh Shamil.