Greeks in Russian Military Service in the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries

Thessaloniki: Institute for Balkan Studies, 1991. - 424 pgs. IMXA Publication No.
219. The purpose of this work is to trace the development of Greek military formations under Russian sponsorship, to assess their role in Russian operations in the Mediterranean, and to compare them with other Greek forces in Ottoman, French, Neapolitan, Venetian, and British service. Another purpose of this study is to analyze why and how the military experience on the Ionian Islands affected the future Greek struggle for liberation against the Turks. The core of the work is based upon archival material from the Vlachogiannes Collection housed in the General State Archives of Greece, together with many unpublished and published sources. Units that are examined include the Battaglione dei Cacciatori Albanesi, Olympian Legion, Croatian Corps, Balaklava Greek Battalion, Armatoloi, Akarnanskaya Brigade, Spartan Legions, Chasseurs a Pied Grecques, Bataillon Septinsulaire, Duke of York's Greek Light Infantry, Maltese Balkan Regiment, Epirote Legion, Regimento Cimarrioto, Stradioti, and others.