# Burlai — With Fire and Sword character guide

> Burlai in With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** a Burlai

**First appearance:** 0018-xix

## Who they are

A Cossack sotnik (captain) known for his ferocity.

## In the story

### [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lv)

Hosts the knights at Yampol, provides horses and money, and speaks of Bogun's obsession with Helena.

### [LVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/with_fire_and_sword_se/chapters/lvi)

Cossack colonel whose baton is used by the group as a pass; his forces are advancing toward Shargorod and Volynia.

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