1812. The Grand Army of Napoleon Bonaparte invaded the Russian Empire with the firm intention of winning. But it was not there! From the very beginning, the fight against the invaders was carried out not only by regular units, but also by partisan detachments. Lieutenant of the hussar regiment Alexei Shcherbatov was appointed commander of the flying detachment with the task of harassing the flanks and rear of the enemy in order to restrain his advance to the best of his ability, as well as to counteract the robbery of the Russian population by marauders . And on the eve of the main battle near Borodino, Shcherbatov’s squadron becomes the core of a separate consolidated partisan brigade of Denis Davydov himself and goes on its first raid... under the guise of French cuirassiers!