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TJK 
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 Topic: Polish Winged Hussars?Posted: 18-Nov-2004 at 01:38 |
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No. First time hussars in polish service are registred in 1500. One or two banners of hussars were present also at Kleck (1506) |
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cavalry4ever
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Posted: 28-Nov-2004 at 09:33 |
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Thanks. It is worth pointing out that Polish hussars were an army formation that managed to stay undefeated for more than a century. First defeat will be at Gniew in 1626. |
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Sarmata
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Posted: 01-Dec-2004 at 00:41 |
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I agree that Husaria was the best cavalry of Europe during renaissance, but I'd also like to say that if you look at Polish History, almost ever cavalry regiment we had was great in it's own way, even when Partitioned during the Napoleonic wars, The Ulans and Szwolezery made glorious achievements defeating British redcoats 2 out of 3 times, and Somosierra a daring charge that even Napoleon had to reward by moving them up straight form young guard to Old guard, skipping middle guard. praising them as his bravest soldiers, and he acctually made a statement , can tell you the source now, Id have to check, but he said "nothing is impossible for my Poles". also the Lisowczycy light cavalry similar looking to cossacks, they were ruthless regiment that evryone in europe recognized, led by Aleksander Lisowski, here's more... http://www.signum-polonicum.com.pl/strona1.html (in Polish)
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Posted: 11-May-2005 at 12:30 |
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hmmm...... Lonely hussar riding across the "wild steppe" it was the beautiful time.
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Sarmata
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Posted: 12-May-2005 at 13:09 |
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Czesc Czesiek welcome ot the forum
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Nagyfejedelem
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 15:01 |
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About huszrs: Huszr is a Hungarian word means horsemen. The origin of the word is Hungarian 'hsz' (twenty). Emperor Sigismund who was the king of Hungary at the same time had a military reform, so Hungarian nobles gave a horsemen after twenty peason family. After death of Sigismund his military reform was deleted by Hungarian nobles. First huszrs were Serbians who escaped into Hungary and Hungarian kings orgonised cavelries from them. At least in the 16th century huszrs were mainly Hungarins. Some huszr cavalries fought against the Ottoman Turks and in the war of Smalkalden with the Habsburgs. After that Poland became the land of huszrs. Firstly, Stefan Bthory, prince of Transylvania was elected by Polish and he became a a popular king. He made military reform and Hungarian huszrs fought with Polish versus Russia. Secondly, the relationship beetwen Hungary and Poland was very good. Hungarian huszrs migrated into Poland in the 17th century after end of wars against Turks. |
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rider
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 15:09 |
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And it stated that?? Anyways, Hussars defeated infantry battalions cause they had longer lances, some say that up to 6 metres. |
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Emperor Barbarossa
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 15:14 |
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Yes, I was going to mention this battle. From the account I read, the Tatars may have made a match for the Hussars but they got angry that the Turkish commander would not let them charge the Polish on their flank when they were in the forests around Vienna. The Hussar charge totally destroyed the Turks and finished their large army in one night, which really the battle should have taken two. The Hussars were definitely heavily armed warriors, with a currais and if they were not very great, then why did the other countries of Europe, who had fought so hard to erase Poland from the map, beg for them to aid them against the Turks? |
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Sarmata
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 19:23 |
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Hussar comes from not a Hungarian origin but a Serbian one does it not? "The hussar originated in Serbia towards the end of the 14 the century. There are references to hussars in Poland in treasury registers of 1500, though they were probably in Polish service before this date. These early formations were foreign mercenaries. first known as Racowie, from the term Rascia, 'Serbia', from the original center of the Serbian state, Ras. The term 'hussar' probabaly originates not - as has een widely published - from any contrived connections with Hungarian husz meaning 'twenty', but from gussar, a Slavonic word meaning 'bandit'" - Polish Armies 1569-1696
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rider
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Posted: 21-Aug-2005 at 04:10 |
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I belive that a little more. What wiki says? Wait:
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Nagyfejedelem
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Posted: 21-Aug-2005 at 04:25 |
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I think huszr is a Hungarian word after Sigismunds military reform but the first huszrs were really Serbians. Because of this huszr maybe had a Serb etimology. |
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Nagyfejedelem
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Posted: 21-Aug-2005 at 04:30 |
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All in all, huszrs were the best horsemen in Europe. I know about huszrs in Austro-Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Prussian and French armies.
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Sarmata
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Posted: 21-Aug-2005 at 17:23 |
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In Poland after the heavy cavalry wingged Hussars, the other hssar regiments never really layed too big a role in Poland's army. After durin Napoleonic era and after while most army's used Husars for light cavalry Poland create the Uhlan regiment. The origin of this regiment comes from Polish tatars. The Polish word "ułan" comes from the tatar word "oglan" meaning skilled warrior.
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rider
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Posted: 22-Aug-2005 at 06:43 |
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YOu say they didn't play a role? What did - infantry??
The hussars and dragoons made up the backbone of Polish Heavy Cavalry and with it the whole army. |
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Kenaney
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Posted: 22-Aug-2005 at 12:14 |
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Oglan/oghlan actually means son or guy, it can be that tatars used that word for another meaning. |
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Sarmata
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Posted: 22-Aug-2005 at 15:02 |
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Im not saying they didnt play a role at all, Im saying during the 18th-19th century the Wingged Hussars weren't around as muhc anymore and during 19th century the Uhlans took their place. While in other parts of Europe the cavalry sually consisted of light cavalry hussars, in Poland the Uhlans were the backbone of the army. Again Im saying this was in the 19th century anytime before the wingged hussars were the backbone of the Polisharmies like rider said. |
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Posted: 22-Aug-2005 at 16:29 |
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Ah, i thoguht you were mentioning the 16th and 17th armies, srry, my bad.
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Temujin
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Posted: 25-Aug-2005 at 16:55 |
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yes, Ohlan was the name for a member of the usually lance-carrying tatar nobility. |
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Mosquito
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Posted: 26-Aug-2005 at 14:44 |
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Ulhans already took their place in the 18th century. And also Saxony in times of union with Poland employed many regiments of ulhans. First it were Tartars, next Poles modeled after Tartars. |
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Posted: 03-Oct-2005 at 16:37 |
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I think Polish Hussars was best in world between 1514 (first battle of hussars in painting - 'battle of Orsza')- 168x (few years latter than Vien battle). At the turn of 17 and 18 centuries polish hussaria is turning tho downhill... reason ? Although by 18th century their importance was diminished by the introduction of modern infantry firearms and quick-firing artillery, the Polish hussars' tactics and armament remained almost unchanged.
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