How many men were Austrian and Russian soldiers in 1813 ?
The resolution adopted by the meeting demanded (a) political autonomy for Bessarabia , (b) organization in Bessarabia of Moldavian military units ( " cohorts " ) in order to stop the violence to the population produced by the deserting irregulars of the partially disintegrating Russian Army , news of which had reached the soldiers , making them feel very worried for the fate of their families .