Terek Cossack Host

The Volga Cossack Host was formed in 1734 by the decree of Empress Anna Ioannovna from the Don Cossacks in order to strengthen the Tsaritsyn Guard Line. It was located on the middle and lower Volga. In the 1770s, it was relocated to the Terek River. In 1832, the Mozdok and Volga regiments became part of the Caucasus Line Host, in 1860 – the Terek. The Cossacks who remained on the Volga at the beginning of the 19th century became part of the Astrakhan Cossack Host

The Caucasus Line Cossack Host was formed in 1832 as part of the Kizlyar, Terek-Family, Greben, Mozdok and Mountain Cossack regiments, as well as 5 Cossack regiments of the Azov-Mozdok line (Volga, Caucasus, Kuban, Stavropol and Khopyor). Together with the Black Sea Cossack Host, it guarded the Caucasian fortified lines from the raids of the highlanders. In 1860, the Terek Cossack Host was formed from a part of the Caucasus Line Cossack Host. The rest, together with the Black Sea Cossack Host, formed the basis of the Kuban Cossack Host