The Polish hussars (/həˈzɑːrs/; Polish: husaria [xuˈsarja]), alternatively known as the winged hussars, were a heavy cavalry formation active in Poland...

related to Hussars. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Hussar". Polish Hussars Feature on MyArmoury.com Hussars, the armoured...

such victories of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy hussars was the Battle of Kircholm of 1605, in which 3,000 hussars under Jan Karol Chodkiewicz managed to defeat...

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Polish hussars, the elite of the army of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The battle is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of the Polish-Lithuanian...

A koncerz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkɔn.t͡sɛʂ]) is a type of sword used by Polish-Lithuanian hussars in the Renaissance period. It is a narrow and long...

Introduced around 1630, it served as a Polish cavalry melee weapon, mostly used by heavy cavalry, or Polish Hussars. Much less curved than its Armenian predecessors...

breastplate or cuirass) worn by cuirassiers, with the exception of the Polish Hussars that still used considerable amounts of plate. This was due to the development...

plains. They were given spare lances of the Hussars in order to give the impression that the number of Polish troops was much higher.[citation needed] The...

retainers (pocztowy) – while equally lightly armed hussars were converted into heavy companies of winged hussars. Tatar companions serving within their own Tatar...

the employment of Hungarian hussar (huszár) cavalry by Western European armies at the time.[citation needed] Hungarian hussars were employed as light cavalry...

The Polish 1st Armoured Division (Polish 1 Dywizja Pancerna, Pierwsza Dywizja Pancerna) was an armoured division of the Polish Armed Forces in the West...

examples include the Earl of Pembroke's Armour and the armour worn by the Polish hussars. The technique was also used create segmented armour to protect the...

Aleksander Polbinski's 800 hussars drove into the three lines of cavalry, reiter, guarding the flanks of Charles' infantry.: 174  The hussars broke through the...

the addition of the Polish hussars to the existing allied army. The command of the European allied forces was assigned to the Polish king, renowned for...

September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The regiment and its antecedents have been awarded 172...

between the Polish army and the Tatar army of the Crimean Khanate. The Polish hussars defeated their enemies, bringing victory to the Polish army, despite...

the hussar charges and artillery fire proved decisive in this engagement. The battle is notable as one of the greatest victories of the Polish hussars, who...

gave birth to the myth of Polish cavalry charging German armoured vehicles. Hetairoi Cataphracts Clibanarii Polish Hussars Carabiniers Cuirassiers Lancers...

lancers were routed, many being captured and held for ransom. Only the Polish hussars continued to use a heavier type lance up to the late 18th century. The...

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battle is significant as the first encounter between Swedish reiters and Polish hussars. The military campaign began in late 1599. Swedish forces captured Narva...

pick called "nadziak" was one of the main weapons of the famous Polish Winged Hussars. A weapon of late make, the horseman's pick was developed by the...

addition of the Polish hussars to the already existing allied army. The command of the forces of European allies was entrusted to the Polish king, who had...

1610 at the battle of Klushino (Kłuszyn), where 7,000 Polish elite cavalry, the winged hussars, led by the hetman himself, defeated the numerically superior...

countryside of the Kingdom of Poland. In response to the attack, 100 winged Polish hussars and 300 Towarzysz pancerny were sent to prevent the pillaging of the...

retained the lance to a considerable degree, with the famously winged Polish hussars having their glory period during the 17th and 18th centuries against...

"Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 May 2019. "Sverigetopplistan...

cavalry ended in disaster at the battle of Klushino in 1610, when the Polish hussars smashed a unit of Russian reiters, which served as the catalyst for...

as the Time of Troubles. In July 1610, the outnumbered Polish force comprising winged hussars defeated the Russians at the Battle of Klushino, which enabled...