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    the 14th and 17th century the Chorągiew was composed of smaller sub-units – the Poczet. Types of Chorągiew were: Chorągiew ziemska (District banner), formed...
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    the Generous (r. 1076-1079). The earliest mention of a banner (Polish: chorągiew, pronounced [xɔˈrɔŋɡʲɛf]) bearing the sign of an eagle is found in Wincenty...
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    nobility. They were organized into companies, with each company (Polish: chorągiew or rota) consisting of 60 to 200 horsemen. The Cossacks were renamed armored...
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    lance/retinue. Several retinues were combined to form a hussar banner or company (chorągiew husarska). Over the course of the 16th century, hussars in Hungary became...
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  • 16th century by the alternative name of Chorągiew. The term fell out of favor in the late 17th century. Choragiew Poczet Kopia Nolan, Cathal J. The Age...
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    hufiec (district) which in turn is a part of one of the regions called chorągiew (literally banner). For example, a particular Scout can be a member of...
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  • of Braclaw since 1744 and Rotmistrz of an Armoured Cavalry Regiment (Chorągiew pancerna), designated by King August III of Poland. v t e v t e v t e...
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    and Barbara Tarło. He was the owner of Łańcut, the starost of Olsztyn, and the Rotmistrz of an armoured cavalry regiment (Chorągiew pancerna). v t e...
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    Bulgarian: хоругва, Church Slavonic: хорѫгꙑ, Ukrainian: хоругва, Polish: chorągiew, Romanian: prapur, Finnish: kirkkolippu, sometimes translated as gonfalon)...
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    [lisɔfˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɨ]; also known as Straceńcy ('lost men' or 'forlorn hope') or chorągiew elearska (company of elears [pl]); or in singular form: Lisowczyk or elear)...
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    by Kalinowski or under his approval or patronage, The Flag of Freedom (Chorągiew Swobody) and The Voice of Litva (Głos z Litwy [be]). The intended audience...
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    ISBN 978-90-04-44138-5. Banaszkiewicz, Jacek (2018). "Czym była i jak została zniszczona chorągiew Świętowita (Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, XIV, 39, 14–28)". W stronę...
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    in the siege of Zamość. They founded and commanded their own banners (chorągiew) of cavalry (one light, "cossack", and one heavy, of Polish hussars)....
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  • On campaign, several kopias were combined to form a larger unit, the chorągiew (pl: banner). From the 15th century the term kopia was replaced by Poczet...
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    movement. On March 6, he received a pułkownik (colonel) rank and commanded a chorągiew of cavalry. In March and April, Pulaski agitated among the Polish military...
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    raiding the enemy territory. In 1627 Stefan, serving in his brother's chorągiew, was promoted to chorąży. On 6–7 August that year he participated in the...
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    turystyka.torun.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 May 2020. "Barwy, flaga, chorągiew | www.torun.pl". www.torun.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 May 2020. K.,...
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  • September 1662 he served as member (towarzysz husarski) of Hussar baner (chorągiew husarska) of Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki, Great Crown Hetman. According...
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    (chorągiew — literally, a banner or standard). During World War II, the several units were referred to by their own code-names: "banner" (chorągiew) –...
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    arms by the kings. The basic tactical unit of the army was a banner (chorągiew), that is, a group of approximately 50 men financed by a noble clan, a...
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    Aleksander Józef Lisowski gathered many outlaws and invaded Russia with 6 chorągiew of cavalry. He besieged Bryansk and defeated the relief force of a few...
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  • Lauko etmono vengrų vėliava or Lauko Buožės grenadierių vėliava; Polish: Chorągiew Węgierska (Grenadjerska) Buławy Pol. W. Ks. Lit.) was a military unit...
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  • Lithuanian Grand Hetman (Lithuanian: Didžiosios Buožės šaulių vėliava; Polish: Chorągiew Węgierska (Strzelecka) Buławy Wiel. Ks. Lit.) was a military unit of the...
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    strong (chorągiew), based on their territorial origin. There were some exceptions, as the most powerful magnates would form their own chorągiews. Szlachta...
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    the battle of Chocim, and upon the Dniester as a commander of his own chorągiew (banner/company). In 1512, he was involved in the battle of Łopuszna,...
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    in traditional formations dating back to the earlier Middle Ages, with chorągiew, commanded by a rotmistrz and composed of smaller poczet (lance) retinues...
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    strength of about 21,500 men and would include: 24 chorągiews of Winged Hussars (~3,200 horses), 27 chorągiews of light cavalry—also known as Cossack cavalry...
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    grzbietach książek pochodzących z Galin". "Zawody Konne Galiny" (in Polish). "Chorągiew nagrobna Botho Ernesta zu Eulenburga powróciła do muzeum po konserwacji"...
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  • The Hungarian Company of the Lithuanian Grand Marshal (Polish: Chorągiew Węgierska Laski W. Ks. Lit.) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania...
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  • Lithuanian Tribunal (Lithuanian: Lietuvos tribunolo vengrų vėliava; Polish: Chorągiew Węgierska Trybunału Litewskiego) was an infantry company of the Grand...
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