6th Free Detachment of the Army of the Lower Don

The 6th Free Detachment of the Army of the Lower Don, known in short as the 6th FA (for Frei Abteilung), is Jan Prochazka's unit, founded in the Principality of the Lower Don.

Deployment
As of November 1918, the 6th Free Detachment is deployed around Yeysk. Having liberated the town from Silnov, they were confirmed in that location as part of the plan by General Weisstein to assign Free Detachments in defensive positions around the southern region of the Principality.

Composition
The 6th Free Detachment is largely divided into two portions right now - the Czech Company (infantry), and the Cossack Companies (infantry/cavalry).

Czech Company
The Czech Company was formed by those men who followed Jan in leaving the Austro-Hungarian Army, from his old regiment. As such, they are relatively small in number, but are perhaps the most loyal formation within the Detachment.

Cossack Companies
At Yeysk, the decision was made to raise three sotnias (companies), totally about 300 cavalrymen, from among the local Cossack forces. This was in order to boost the tiny numbers of the Czech company, in comparison to the other Detachments which could easily field hundreds of men.