Register Cossack

	Register Cossack
	Basic data Type regular cavalry Statistics Hit points 300 Attack Pike: 13 Requirements Built at Stable Cost Food: 55 Wood: 2

Register Cossack is a regular cavalry unit in Cossacks 3.

Background

Cossacks were the core of the Ukrainian army. They were formed at the time when Ukraine was under Polish rule. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Ukrainian Cossacks comprised several divisions. First of all there was the hetman's army. Then there was the army of Zaporizhzhya (the Sich Cossacks), a number of regional Cossack regiments (in the regions of Sumy, Kharkiv, Ochtyr, Izyum and Ostrog), and regiments of the right-bank Ukraine (which was a part of Poland).

The hetman's army was made up mainly of the Register Cossack regiments of Kiev, Mirgorod, Priluki, Pereyasliv, Nizhyn, Hadyatch, Lubyan, Starodub and Chernihiv. There were also mercenary regiments. The strength of each regiment was different (from 400 to 700 units). Regiments were divided into hundreds commanded by a hundred master and the starshina (his staff included a yessaul, an obozny and a cornet). A hundred comprised several kurens with a kuren ataman in command. Cossacks were armed with various weapons - scimitars, muskets, pistols, bows, daggers, maces and six-blade maces. They used both oriental and West European weapons, but usually had no armour.

Characteristics

• Light horseman armed with a lance.
• ↑ Effective against infantry.
• ↑ Fast building speed.
• ↑ Low production cost.

Strategies

Units Infantry Melee infantry Basic Pikeman, 17th century Polish Pikeman, 17th century Ottoman Pikeman Spearman Light Infantryman Roundshier Advanced Pikeman, 18th century Swedish Pikeman, 18th century Mercenaries Light Infantryman (mercenary) Roundshier (mercenary) Ranged infantry Basic Strelets Musketeer, 17th century Austrian Musketeer, 17th century Polish Musketeer, 17th century Spanish Musketeer, 17th century Serdiuk Janissary Algerian Archer Advanced Musketeer, 18th century Prussian Musketeer, 18th century Grenadier Chasseur Highlander Pandur Mercenaries Grenadier (mercenary) Algerian Archer (mercenary) Support infantry Workers German Peasant Ukrainian Peasant Turkish Peasant Serf Poland Peasant Mediterranean Peasant Western Peasant Military officers Commander Officer, 17th century Turkish Officer Officer, 18th century Military musicians Russian Drummer, 17th century Drummer, 17th century Turkish Drummer, 17th century Drummer, 18th century Bagpiper Healers Priest Pope Mullah Cavalry Fast cavalry Basic Croat Winged Hussar Sich Cossack Advanced Hussar Prussian Hussar Mercenary Sich Cossack (mercenary) Regular cavalry Basic Reiter Swedish Reiter Light Reiter Hetman Don Cossack Vityaz Register Cossack Spakh Mameluke Advanced Cuirassier Ranged cavalry Basic King's Musketeer Tatar Dragoon, 17th century Advanced Dragoon, 18th century French Dragoon, 18th century Mercenary Dragoon, 18th century (mercenary) Artillery Cannon Howitzer Bombard Multi-barrelled Cannon Ships Boat Yacht Turkish Yacht Galley Frigate Ship of the Line Ferry Xebec