Dragoon Units in the Armed Forces of the Cossack Hetmanate in the Middle — Second Half of the 17th Century

European states in the mercenary markets. Small dragoon units existed at the courts of hetmans Ivan Samoilovych (1672-1687) and Ivan Mazepa (1687-1709). The successors of these hetmans eventually abandoned the creation of dragoon units. Thus, the dragoon cavalry never developed into a full-fledged army, remaining only an exotic part of the hetman's guard.