UNITĂȚILE ARMATEI ȚARISTE DISLOCATE ÎN BASARABIA ÎN PERIOADA ANILOR 1812-1828.

The article below attempts to present the role played by the tsarist army in the history of Bessarabia between 1812 and 1828, a period in which the latter enjoyed a relative autonomy within the Tsarist Empire. Based on vast documentary evidence, presented in premiere to the Romanian historiography, the precise mapping of the units deployed in Bessarabia, their effectives and the services performed by the local population can now be determined. At the same time, it is worth mentioning that, immediately after annexation, Bessarabia became the main logistics base of the tsarist army for the operational theatre in the Balkans, a role which it fulfilled during the entire 19^th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]