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HUSSARS - THE WINGED CAVALRY

Overview of cavalry

● Light cavalry● Heavy cavalry

Overview of cavalry

● Light cavalry○ Lightly armed○ Armed with

spears, swords, bow and carbine

○ Popular in the Central and SouthWest Asia

Overview of cavalry

● Heavy cavalry○ Heavily armed○ Equip with heavy

armor like chainmail, platemail

○ Armed with swords, maces, lances or battle axes

Introducing Hussars

● Refer to a number of types of light cavalry● First appeared in Hungarian army of King

Marthias Corvinus● Popular:

○ Hungarian Hussars○ Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Winged Hussars○ French Hussars

Introducing Hussars

THE WINGED HUSSARS

Introduction

● Were a light cavalry and compose mainly by foreign mercenaries at first

● During the “transition period” during mid-1500s was transformed into Heavy Hussars

● Were recruited from wealthier Polish and Lithuanian Nobility

● Never lost a single battle for the first 125 years● And of course, have wings on their back

Introduction

Famous Battle

● Battle of Lubiszew (Danzig rebellion)○ Danzig Army: 10k - 12k soldier including 800

cavalry, 7 cannons○ Polish - Lithuanian: 1k infantry and 1k3 cavalry○ Result:

■ Danzig Army: 4420 killed and 5k captured■ Polish - Lithuanian: 88 casualties and 100

wounded

Famous Battle

● Battle of Kircholm○ Swedish force: 10k8 men, 11 cannon plus

thousands of reinforced of German and Dutch Mercenaries

○ Polish - Lithusnian: 1300 infantry and 2600 cavalry○ Result:

■ Swedish force: 8k dead or wounded, 500 capture■ Polish - Lithuanian: 100 dead, 200 wounded

Famous Battle

Equipments

Wings and Armor:

Equipments

Lance

Equipments

Sabers:

Equipments

Koncer

Equipments

Horse:

The end

● Role of hussars evolve into a reconnaissance

● Infantry firearm become more effective at 18th century