Editing Bashkirs (section)

===Napoleonic Wars===
[[File:Baschkiren gegen Franzosen.jpg|thumb|Bashkirs against French soldiers]]

During the [[Napoleonic Wars]], many Bashkirs served as mercenaries in the Russian army to defend from the [[France|French]] invaders during [[French invasion of Russia|Napoleon's invasion of Russia]].<ref name="rbth.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbth.com/arts/2014/07/29/how_russias_steppe_warriors_took_on_napoleons_armies_37029|title=How Russia's steppe warriors took on Napoleon's armies|last1=Vershinin|first1=Alexander|last2=RIR|first2=specially for|date=2014-07-29|website=www.rbth.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> Subsequently, the Bashkir battalions were the most notable fighters during the Napoleonic wars on the north German and Dutch plateau. The Dutch and the Germans called the Bashkirs "Northern Amurs", probably because the population was not aware of who the Bashkirs actually were or where they came from, therefore the usage of "[[Amur]]s" in the name may be an approximation; these battalions were considered as the liberators from the [[First French Empire|French]], however modern Russian military sources do not credit the Bashkirs with these accomplishments. These regiments also served in the [[Battle of Paris (1814)|Battle of Paris]] and the subsequent [[Occupation of France 1815-1818|occupation of France]] by the coalition forces.<ref name="rbth.com"/>