Participation of the Orenburg and Ural Cossacks in the "conquest" of the Kokand khanate
The article reveals the role of the Orenburg and Ural Cossacks in the "conquest" in 1875-1876 of one of the strongest of Central Asian khanates - Kokand one. Some Cossack squadrons from Orenburg and Ural Cossack Armies together with the Siberian Cossacks provided cavalry support for combat actions of rifle battalions of the Orenburg and Turkestan Military Districts. As a result of this march of the Russian troops almost the whole territory of Central Asia (except Trans-Caspian Turkmen tribes) were added to Russia.