16 mars 1921 - "By
the morning of March 16, all these detachments had
already left except for a small, special unit that re-
mained with me. And at this moment the 9th Red
Cavalry Division fell upon us and forced us to break
camp; they pursued us for 13 hours and over 180
versts. Finally, upon leaving Sloboda on the shore of
the Sea of Azov, we were able to change horses and
halt for five hours.