Passage: Between 1714-20, several Russian sailors had mapped the Caspian Sea. On 15 July 1722, Peter issued a manifesto in several local languages justifying the invasion, drawn up by Dimitrie Cantemir. Peter gathered 22,000 infantry, 9,000 dragoons and 70,000 Cossacks, Tatars and Kalmyks. For transport, he created the Caspian Flotilla at Astrakhan under Fyodor Apraksin. The infantry, artillery and stores were to be shipped by sea to the mouth of the Sulak River while the cavalry went overland from Tsaritsyn and Mozdok. By the time Peter was assembling his forces for the attack, the Safavid state had already entered the final stages of collapse.
About how many fighters did Peter have in his army? Did Peter gather more infantry or dragoons? How many groups in Peter's army had a total of more than 20000 members? How many men total men did Peter gather between infantry, dragoons, Cossacks, Taters and Kalmyks? How many more Cossacks, Tatars, and Kalmyks were gathered than infantry? How many more infantry did Peter gather than dragoons? How many total did Peter gather in 22,000 infantry, 9,000 dragoons and 70,000 Cossacks? How many years ago was Peter's manifesto issued? How many years did they spend mapping out the Caspian Sea? How many years time span did several Russian Sailors map the Caspian Sea? Which group gathered by Peter was the lowest in numbers participating in the army? Which were there more of, infantry, dragoons or Cossacks, Tatars and Kalmyks?