Orlov revolt 1770

eftihis · 3rd July 2009, 12:11 AM

Hallo,
I am doing a research about the “Orlov revolt” which took place Greece in 1770, during the Russo-Turkish war. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlov_Revolt
I am interested in uniforms and equipment- weapons of the time.
What was the uniform of Turkish regular forces and what of the Russians? What about their weapons? I have seen numerus publications about turkish weapons of the late 17th century (siege of Viena) and a lot from 1821 onwards, but what about in the mean time (circa 1770?)
In particular regarding swords, what do you think was the analogy of yataghans compared with palas-kilij among turkish forces?

3rd July 2009, 12:11 AM	#1
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 512	Orlov revolt 1770 Hallo, I am doing a research about the “Orlov revolt” which took place Greece in 1770, during the Russo-Turkish war. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlov_Revolt I am interested in uniforms and equipment- weapons of the time. What was the uniform of Turkish regular forces and what of the Russians? What about their weapons? I have seen numerus publications about turkish weapons of the late 17th century (siege of Viena) and a lot from 1821 onwards, but what about in the mean time (circa 1770?) In particular regarding swords, what do you think was the analogy of yataghans compared with palas-kilij among turkish forces?