The Polish hussars (/həˈzɑːrs/; Polish: husaria [xuˈsarja]), alternatively known as the winged hussars, were a heavy cavalry formation active in Poland...
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related to Hussars. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Hussar". Polish Hussars Feature on MyArmoury.com Hussars, the armoured...
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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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Hussar Division Grodno Hussars Elizavetgrad Hussars Izyum Hussars Sumy Hussars 2nd Hussar Division Alexandria Hussars Akhtyrka Hussars Irkutsk hussar...
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Battle of Klushino (category Articles containing Polish-language text)
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...
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Koncerz (category Pages with Polish IPA)
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...
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Szabla (redirect from Polish-Hungarian sabre)
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...
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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...
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1st Armoured Division (Poland) (redirect from 1st Polish Armoured Division)
The Polish 1st Armoured Division (Polish 1 Dywizja Pancerna, Pierwsza Dywizja Pancerna) was an armoured division of the Polish Armed Forces in the West...
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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...
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Uhlan (redirect from Polish Lancers)
retainers (pocztowy) – while equally lightly armed hussars were converted into heavy companies of winged hussars. Tatar companions serving within their own Tatar...
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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...
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Sabre (section Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
the employment of Hungarian hussar (huszár) cavalry by Western European armies at the time.[citation needed] Hungarian hussars were employed as light cavalry...
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gave birth to the myth of Polish cavalry charging German armoured vehicles. Hetairoi Cataphracts Clibanarii Polish Hussars Carabiniers Cuirassiers Lancers...
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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...
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Battle of Vienna (category Articles containing Polish-language text)
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...
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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...
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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...
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Great Turkish War (redirect from 3rd Polish-Ottoman War)
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...
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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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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...
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History of Poland (redirect from Polish history)
Poland List of Polish monarchs List of heads of state of Poland List of prime ministers of Poland History of the Polish Army Polish hussars Politics of Poland...
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Horseman's pick (category Polish military stubs)
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...
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retained the lance to a considerable degree, with the famously winged Polish hussars having their glory period during the 17th and 18th centuries against...
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Totenkopf (redirect from Death's Head Hussars)
(1918). Polish Voluntary II Death Squad in Lviv, Ukraine (1920) The "death's head" was the insignia of Polish Death Hussar Divisions, 1920 (Polish–Soviet...
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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...
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Battle of Polonka (category Battles of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667))
lines, bypassed the swamp and attacked left wing of the Russians. The Polish hussars and pancerni cavalry forced the Russian foot out of prepared positions...
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Battle of Moscow (1612) (category Battles of the Polish–Russian War (1609–1618))
they attacked from the west, towards the suburbs of Moscow. Polish hussars, backed by Polish, Hungarian, and German infantry, managed to break the Russian...
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The Last Stand (Sabaton album) (category CS1 Polish-language sources (pl))
"Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 May 2019. "Sverigetopplistan...
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With Fire and Sword (category Articles containing Polish-language text)
who refuse to support his betrayal. At Żółte Wody (Zhovti Vody) the Polish hussars become bogged down in the soft mud and cannot attack on the second day...
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