Maybe anecdotal with regard to the subject, but Catherine had a 100-strong ceremonial 'Amazon Guard' raised by Potemkin in march 1787 from wives and daughters of soldiers of the Balaklava Greek Settled Battalion to escort her during her tour of Crimea with Joseph II.
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Thanks for the link. I couldnt figure out what the caption was without it. I totally suck at deciphering script/italic Cyrillic.
It seems to read, transliterated, "Kostjuma Amazon