Sokyrko O. Second Sort Knights. Mercenary Army of the Left-Bank Hetmanschina (1669-1726)

"The book is the first research in historical sources and evolution of a hardly known component of Ukrainian military powers of "Cossack times" – the mercenary (ohotnytsky) army. Having used an extensive range of historical sources and literature, the author examines becoming and development of the Ukrainian mercenary tradition in the wide context of European history of the 17^th-18^th centuries, its influence on the political and military history of the Left-Bank Hetmanschina. The focus of the book is on key organizational principles of ohotnytsky regiments (structures, completing, provision and armaments), participation of hirelings in military conflicts of the hetmanat of the end of the 17^th – beginning of the 18^th century, their everyday life.

The publication is intended for researchers in history, teachers, students, as well as all fans of the national military history."

Research publication.

In Ukrainian.

Paper: chalky mat surface

Number of pages: 280, illustrated publication

Format: 162х224 mm

Cover: hard

Publisher: Tempora, Kyiv
Contents:

ROZDIL I. FENOMEN NAYMANSTVA V RANN‘OMODERNIY JeVROPI

1.1. V poshukakh "ideal‘noho typu" naymantsja

1.2. Naymani viys‘ka na Zakhodi y Skhodi Jevropy  XVI-XVIII st.

1.3. Kozaky ta naymantsi v Het‘manshchyni seredyny XVII st.

ROZDIL II. OKhOTNYTs‘KE VIYS‘KO U VIYS‘KOVO-POLITYChNIY SYSTEMI LIVOBEREZhNOHO HET‘MANATU

2.1. Pochatkovyy stan formuvannja ta status okhotnyts‘koho viys‘ka. Hlukhivs‘ka rada 1669 r.

2.2. Okhotnyts‘ke viys‘ko v ostanniy chverti XVII st.: al‘ternatyvy realizovani y nerealizovani

2.3. Naymantsi pid prytsilom modernizatsiji. Viys‘ko i protsesy niveljatsiji avtonomiji Het‘manshchyny (persha chvert‘XVIII st. )

ROZDIL III. PRNYTsYPY ORHANIZATsIJi OKhOTNYTs‘KOHO VIYS‘KA

3.1. Komplektuvannja, chysel‘nist‘ ta etnosotsial‘nyy sklad

3.2. Osoblyvosti upravlinnja ta vnutrishn‘oji struktury

3.3. Postachannja ta zabezpechennja

3.4. Odjah i symvolika

ROZDIL IV. OZBROJeNNJa Y TAKTYKA OKhOTNYTs‘KOHO VIYS‘KA

4.1. Ozbrojennja y sporjadzhennja

4.2. Vid Chyhyryna do Azova. Taktyka i boyova dijal‘nist‘ okhotnyts‘koho viys‘ka v 1677-1696 rr.

4.3. Vid Narvy do Derbenta. Okhotnyts‘ke viys‘ko u Pivnichniy viyni ta "nyzovykh" pokhodakh 1700-1724 rr.

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