Which preposition to use with cossacks

of Occurrences 5%

THE RUSSIAN COSSACKS What the Uhlans are to the German army, the Cossacks of the Don and the Caucasus are to the Russiansscouts, advance guards and "covering" cavalry.

in Occurrences 5%

The title, Gaucho, is applied to the descendants of the early Spanish colonists, whose homes are on the Pampa, instead of in the town,to the rich estanciero, or owner of square leagues of cattle, in common with the savage herdsman whom he employs,to Generals and Dictators, as well as to the most ragged Pampa- Cossack in their pay.

of Occurrences 4%

" "Some one has called the bidarkas the 'Cossacks of the sea,'" said Mr. Strong.

under Occurrences 3%

The neighbours said nothing had been renewed or cleaned since the chateau was occupied by the Cossacks under the first Napoleon.

at Occurrences 2%

From his distorted mouth vile epithets poured; he cursed and damned their cowardice, and, standing up in his stirrups, riding like a cossack at full speed, attempted to use his sabre on the fugitives from the front.

for Occurrences 2%

and what are you masquerading as a Cossack for?

from Occurrences 2%

A good-looking Russian, however, soon made his appearance, and coming up to us with uncovered head, bowed and introduced himself as a Cossack from Gizhiga, sent to meet us by the Russian governor at that place.

from Occurrences 2%

An hour later, two Russian vice-consuls, in full uniform, arrived with twelve Russian Cossacks from the Russian Consulate guard, and with imprecations, abuse, and threats to kill, drove off my men at the point of their rifles.

in Occurrences 2%

All this part of southern Hungary and Croatia was formed by the Austrians into a military borderland against Turkey, and the Croats and immigrant Serbs were organized as military colonists with special privileges, on the analogy of the Cossacks in southern Russia and Poland.

with Occurrences 2%

But the movements of an automobile being confined to the road, we had no difficulty in avoiding its fire, and as for the Cossacks with their eternal feigned attacks, we had reached the point where we almost ignored them.

at Occurrences 1%

The famous knout (whip) is carried by the Cossacks at the end of a strap across the left shoulder.

for Occurrences 1%

The Major himself would remain at Gizhiga until about December 17th, and then leave on dog-sledges with Viushin and a small party of Cossacks for the settlement of Okhotsk.

to Occurrences 1%

"You will accompany these Cossacks to the powder-mills, I say, and as you do so you will smoke your pipe, and see that the tobacco burns well, and that you are burning tinder on top of it.

into Occurrences 1%

The Czar may indeed exclaim, with M. Szemere, that in sending his Cossacks into Hungary he never intended to interfere in our internal affairs.

on Occurrences 1%

No more imposing sight was ever seen than that witnessed by the bands of Cossacks on the low shores of the Crimea, when the allied fleets anchored a few miles south of Eupatoria.

to Occurrences 1%

The old commandant had said that the government behaved like Cossacks to the army, and this was horrible.

without Occurrences 1%

I dug my spurs into my pony then, for if I were only far enough from the lancers I thought I might manage the Cossack without much difficulty.

as Occurrences 1%

Those who look upon the Cossacks as a sort of untrained irregular cavalry had better revise their ideas at once, for fear of further future miscalculations.

Which preposition to use with  cossacks