Polish Winged Hussars?

Originally posted by pikeshot1600 Originally posted by Husaria I think Poland is becoming too Americanized, turn the T.V on and look how much English is being spoken. That is a lot better than being Prussianized or Russianized.  We are a lot farther away.

Good point 

Anyway, the more foreign langauges we know, the better for us.

I really enjoy to talk with people around the world. If I can't do it in their native languages, I can at least try to talk with them in English. 

Originally posted by Tryskochvost I think, both our lands, Poland, and Bohemia (CZ) have their best time passed. Your commonwealth and our Reign of Premyslovci and Luxembourgs

If you think about a relative importance of our countries, you are right. But as a father I have to tell that I prefer to live in modern Poland than in PLC. We enjoy 6 decades of peace already, while PLC waged constant wars. A life is much easier and much safer today than in the past. I know that my children are safe, that they don't need afraid neither enemies, nor hunger, nor diseases. Compare it to 17th c. where 50% of childeren died before they were 5 years old. 

Edited by ataman - 20-Mar-2009 at 07:29

ok, i am happy, when I go to forest and there are no wolfs or bears. when it is -40°C and I need to go to WC, I am glad it´s heated. But czech republic now- communists want to rewrite history books and fill them with their proletar "heroes", there is nobody to vanish them. In the ages of Charles IV. and oher good kings life could be easier- but only for rich 10%.

I have an question, may one become hussar now? I think when it is some historic show, to play hussar.

so I am keeping money for armor.

yes, yes, we don´t think he was bohemian. but he was very important for Bohemia (and his son was most important and most favourite ruler of czech kingdom in history) I am sorry if I offended you and Luxembourg.

is this a Slavic word or does it derive from Latin Republic (Res Publica)?

Originally posted by Tryskochvost don´t you have some links for those battles or something?

Links to battles? To which battles ?

Originally posted by Tryskochvost it can be in polish, off course.

If you can read Polish, check the book about hussars written by my friend:

http://www.radoslawsikora.republika.pl/ksiazki/naskrzydlachhusarii.pdf

There is a lot of information about hussars (including battles).

Originally posted by Tryskochvost and I want to ask one question: what Rzecz pospolita actually means? same language? one empire or something like that?

As Majkes said, it means a commonwealth (common-pospolity and wealth-rzecz/dobro/bogactwo/własność). 

Originally posted by Temujin is this a Slavic word or does it derive from Latin Republic (Res Publica)?

I think it is indeed from Latin 'Res Publica'.

Edited by ataman - 15-Apr-2009 at 09:24

I can´t see anything about sweden-polish war. I mean that war where Jan Kazimir defeated sweden (or not?) can you pllease write down something?

Something relevant to the subject - battlefields of winged hussars

Edited by ataman - 28-May-2009 at 09:50

Originally posted by Tryskochvost very interesting. Krzystow radziwil- was he grandfather of radziwil colaborant (during potop)

Yes, Krzysztof 'The Thunderbolt' Radziwiłł, was Janusz Radziwiłł's grandfather.

Radziwiłł's family had great military traditions. Krzysztof 'The Thunderbolt' Radziwiłł's father - Mikołaj 'red-haired' Radziwiłł - also was a Lithuanian hetman. His the most spectacular victory was the battle of Czaśnik 1563. Having 4000 Lithuanian soldiers, he defeated 25 000 Russians (9000 of them were killed) in this battle. BTW, Mikołaj's sister was a queen of Poland.

The son of Krzysztof 'The Thunderbolt' Radziwiłł was Krzysztof II Radziwiłł - another Lithuanian hetman. Known from fights vs Gustav Adolf and vs Russians at Smoleńsk. His son was hetman Janusz Radziwiłł - the guy known from 'the Deluge'.

Janusz was also a talented commander. He won the battle of Szkłów 1654 (there is a short description in that article I recommended), where he defeated 5 times more numerous Russian army. He is also known as a victor of the battle of Łojów 1649, where having 6000 soldiers, defeated 17 000 Cossack soldiers (30 000 armed men - counting with armed peasents and townsmen). In that battle 400-500 hussars smashed 5000 Cossack cavalry in a single charge.

It might be also interesting that those Krzysztof and Janusz Radziwiłł weren't Catholics. They were Calvinism faith. 

Edited by ataman - 04-Jun-2009 at 14:36

Originally posted by Temujin Originally posted by ataman It might be also interesting that those Krzysztof and Janusz Radziwiłł weren't Catholics. They were Calvinism faith.  how come? were there more nobles that converted to Calvinism?