The Battle of Vienna in 1683 was one of the greatest and most important battles in Europe's history. We defended Europe, its freedom and civilisation. Just like later we did again in 1920 during the Battle of Warsaw (so-called "Miracle on the Vistula"), when we fought with Russian Red Army of Bolsheviks and defeated them, stopping them from going further into Europe.

Fun fact is, that one of the Best Polish commanders, Stanisław Żółkiewski, died in Battle between the winged hussars and Ottoman Empire. At his grave there was put an inscription saying "powstanie kiedyś z kości naszych mściciel", which means "The Revenger will rise from my bones one day". The interesting thing is, that Zółkiewski's great grandson was King John III Sobieski, who in 1683 won the Battle of Vienna against Ottomans.

But what is ironic, later in 1795 the Turkish Empire was among very few states, which never recognised the Partitions of Poland (when Poland was invaded and divided by Russia, Prussia and Austria). The main reason was that Turkey was in that time against Russia. There is a story that for many years when the diplomatic corps was received by the Turkish Ottoman sultan, there was an empty chair for the Polish deputy and there was always a question repeated in front other diplomats: And were is the deputy from Lechistan (which was the Turkish name of Poland). And also in the 19th century especially, after our uprisings, quite many Polish immigrants went to Turkey (being then a state against Russia). There was even a whole Polish village established there, and even still existing since 1842, called Polonezkoy (Adampol). One can read about it in Internet. So the history is complicated. While Austria, which we protected in 1683, allied with Prussia and Russia, invaded us and took part in Partitions of Poland. That is politics and history.

welp as a pole i can say that winged hussars are to this day rememberd as most elite polish unit they are symbol of honour and brave in poland also the movie is called "Battle of Viena"

Hussars were powerful but very expensive and only the richest nobles could buy horses and equipment, so their number was always small. The maintenance of the hussars came from the estates of the nobility, and therefore instead of developing the economy and expanding markets or, like the Spanish and Portuguese, conquering new territories, we guarded Europe so that Muslims from the Balkans or Imperial Russia did not invade the world as we know it. Europeans still do not know who saved them from losing everything they now have when Europe was defended from the east for over 200 years. Being a wall of Christianity was glorious, but also devastating for the economy. 230 years of fighting resulted in the disintegration and poverty of the countries, and those who survived began to enter into agreements with neighbors who, instead of showing gratitude, reached for our lands.

Polish hussars were not only so effective in defeating the enemy but also in causing confusion, thanks to which they defeated the enemy more easily, they did it using small holes in the wings through which air flowed during the charge, thanks to which they made a sound similar to a whistle that scared the opponent's horses and caused confusion in human troops

The winged hussars are remembered by the Poles, it is an important chapter of our history. It is said that after the battle of Vienna our King, Jan III Sobieski, concluded „we came, we saw and the God won”. It illustrates so well the spirit of the times. Thank you for your videos!

That time was golden time in Poland that's why probably around 50 to 60 thousands Scottish families immigrated to Poland

There is a book trilogy (also known as The Trilogy) by Henryk Sienkiewicz, which the films - from which you can see some scenes here - were based on: "Ogniem i Mieczem" (With Fire and Sword), "Potop" (The Deluge), and "Pan Wołodyjowski" (Mr. Wołodyjowski).

In my country (Poland) history of Hussars is still alive, most of us knows everything about glorius victories this powerfull, undefeated warriors.

Thanks for reaction dude ✌✌✌✌🇵🇱 Chwała Wielkiej Polsce

Hussars were too expensive to keep but horses were still in use. One century after hussars expire poles were elite horsemen of Napoleon army. Battle of Somosierra is worth to notice.

You won't find a realistic depiction of a husaria attack anywhere (as for formation and scale). In the movies, they show it as a disorderly rabble... They attacked as a line in an even formation, three or four rows deep, with large spaces between the riders. Gaining speed, they closed the formation and several dozen meters in front of the infantry formation they were already knee to knee. This cannot be done in the video without long-term training of the people and horses. They have been training since childhood. Their morale can be seen in the quote attributed to them: "If the sky were to fall on us, we would support it with our trees (copies)." Their effectiveness was determined by: morale, training, equipment and fighting techniques.Morale wasn't listed first for no reason. If - like at Kircholm - you attack an enemy three times as numerous you must have some balls (note that Dutch and... Scottish mercenaries also fought on the Swedish side). But that's nothing. Everyone is talking about Vienna. Read about the Battle of Hodowo, where 100 hussars and 300 pancernych (lighter cavalry and basically the main type of cavalry in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) forced out of necessity to fight on foot, repelled the attack of 40,000 Tatars. Morale. This is the key to their success.

Świetna reakcja! Bardzo mi się podoba jak nie tylko słuchasz i reagujesz na naszą historię, ale w jaki sposób! Zatrzymując się przy każdym detalu, który był niespodziewany/niesamowity i pokazując swój sposób myślenia i tego jak zadziwiające jest to dla ciebie, idealnie łączysz "rozrywkę" dla widzów, z odpowiednią reakcją na wydarzenia historyczne :). Dzięki wielkie za ten film! Super, jak zawsze.

Very often, the contracts of the mercenaries who were to fight against the Polish army contained a clause that gave them the right to refuse to fight against the winged hussars.

The wings of the Hussars are our national pride. They were unique and elite. excellently trained, brave and honorable. They never gave up on the battlefield. They were also a bit crazy ;) apparently they said that if the sky was falling, they would support him with their lances. The Russians still cannot forgive us the capture of Moscow - the day of the expulsion of Poles from the Kremlin is their national holiday.

POLSKA❤ moja kochana ❤️

uwielbiam tego gościa i jego entuzjazm

Polish Winged Hussars were elite cavalry formation that was created in 1503 and was solved in 1776 by a resolution of Polish Parlament. They didn't lose single battle for 125 years despite the fact that in most cases they've been vastly outnumbered by the enemy forces sometimes even 15 to 1. If it comes to the battle of Vienna which took place on 12th of September 1683, it was actually 25 000 regular cavalry and 3 000 Polish heavy lancers, the famed "Winged Hussars". It was the largest cavalry charge in history so far. Polish King Jan III Sobieski led the charge himself. It's also worth noting that the Poles were not alone. The battle was won by the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the latter represented only by the forces of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (the march of the Lithuanian army was delayed, and they reached Vienna after it had been relieved) It was the Polish King Jan III Sobieski who paraphrased, after the battle of Vienna, Julius Caesar's famous quotation (Veni, vidi, vici) by saying "Venimus, vidimus, Deus vicit"- "We came, we saw, God conquered"

Hi. The wings of the hussar had a completely different purpose - they were used in the fight against the Tatars/Turks and prevented them from being caught in a lasso. It was usually one wing attached to the saddle. Two wings on the back were used only from the 18th century, when the hussars were already a representative unit. However, the noise to scare the horses was made on the pennants of the hussar lances. The pennants were up to 1 meter long and fluttered at the gallop like a banner in the wind (the sound of * 400 people galloping......). The lances themselves were up to 6 m long. The hussar had a loose leather belt about 1 meter long attached to his saddle, ending with a tube into which the rear end of the lance was inserted. This meant that the force of the impact was transmitted indirectly to the horse (otherwise it would have a damaged arm) and the point with the point could be easily aimed. During an attack, it happened that a hussar could string up to 6 pedestrians on his lance at the same time. After that, the hussar could draw out his koncerz (a sword up to 1.8 meters long) and, resting it on the saddle's edge, thread people in armor or sabers to fight the cavalry. In Poland in the 17th century the gold to silver ratio was 1:14. The cost of arming a hussar is approximately 48 kg of silver = 3.42 kg of gold. However, a good hussar horse was trained for 7 years and cost about 66 kg of silver = 4.7 kg of gold. During the battle, the unit lost about 2-3%, but up to 30% of its horses...

thank you for your reactions, I sent the video about the Hussars and it was accepted and made available.

Perhaps next you should do the battle of GRUNWALD in yr. 1410 (another interesting era of Polish kingdom ruled by King Jagiello), another of many Polish battles ...

Good job👍 Thank You for Your comment💪

Check band Sabaton❤. Some of the shots from this video were from their song Winged Husars. Also 40:1 is a great sing to check. It would be interesting to see your reaction to that song!

As for the Battle of Vienna and your conclusion about shape of today's Europe - Yes, we do know all that in Poland. Every Pole knows year 1683 and name of our King Jan III Sobieski. I think Poland's role in Europe's history is underrated and our country deserves a lot more recognition. It applies also to Battle of Britain and WWII history in general.

Winged hussars are our national treasure.

Historia i geografia. Anglicy musieli być silni na morzu a Polacy na lądzie. Sąsiadów się nie wybiera.

These were Real Men ! Im polish and proud of what wingged hussars did not only for Poland but for whole EU. Thanks for video.

yup, that was one of a few times my country, Poland saved europe

Thank You for reminding us the Polish and teaching the world about the glorious times in the Polish history ❤

Tolkien was inspired by Winged Hussars. There is a lotvof parallels between Batter for Vienna and Battle on Pelennor Fields. Siege, mines, calvary charge from the mountains...

I read somewhere that scottish mercanaries wanted to have in contract that they do NOT need to stand against hussars in battle

Man! Thank you very much! You make no misteakes in your relations! It is a pleasure to see, how you are intrested in our history!

learning at school about the hussars made me think of the jedi and how they protected the republic, then came the sith and the empire and the jedi were gone and so was the prosperity of the republic, i always thought of the winged hussars as our own jedi protecting us

Fun fact, Battle of Vienna was the inspiration for the Helmsdeep charge in Lord of the Rings. Hussars were so feared at one point that mercenaries had a clause that they're allowed to run if they face them in battle.

The sense of using wings by the hussars is still not 100% explained. One extreme is that they used them only in parades, the other that they were supposed to have a mental effect on the opponent, BUT also to protect the hussar from being lassoed by opponents... Hussar horses underwent special training, there are testimonies that the best trained horses were able to keep the line in a gallop on their own: the hussar abandoned the reins to have both hands free to fight :) Trained hussar horses were so valuable and protected that by law selling them abroad was punishable by death. In addition to lances, sabers and pistols, hussars also used long "koncerz", metal, long and straight blades, reminiscent of later broadswords. The hussars' tactics were to approach the enemy in a loose formation, accelerating the closer they got to the enemy line. About 150 - 100 meters before the defense line, the riders suddenly tightened their formation into a wedge, striking at a gallop. The Hussars were undefeated for many years, as long as they were used well. Defeats are usually the result of poor leadership, when the hussars were ordered to attack on a marshy terrain or uphill. Otherwise they were unstoppable. There are speculations that the hussar charge in the Battle of Vienna on the slopes of Kahlenberg Hill inspired Tolkien to create the cavalry charge of Rohan in "The Return of the King" :) In my opinion, the most "brilliant" victory of the hussars was the Battle of Kircholm. It was one of the greatest victories of the First Polish Republic. The Polish-Lithuanian army under the command of the Lithuanian Field Hetman (Marshal) Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1,040 infantry, 2,400 cavalry and 4 or 7 cannons, including Cossack, Tatar and Courland banners), mainly thanks to the Lithuanian commander's use of hussars as a breaking force, routed an army three times as numerous as Swedish under the command of Charles IX Vasa (8,500 infantry, 2,500 cavalry and 11 cannons - apart from the Swedes, Dutch, Scottish and German mercenary soldiers fought). The Polish army lost about 100 soldiers (200 were wounded), of which only 13 hussars and armored companions, and 150 horses. The Swedes lost about 6-9 thousand soldiers; the Swedish king nearly lost his life :) There is evidence that Chodkiewicz's staff was slightly terrified of the advantage of the Swedes and one of the commanders was to ask the question: "but do we know how many there are?". Chodkiewicz was to reply with a stony face: "we will count their corpses after the battle."

Hey Mert Pol - do you know something about another polish hero , one woman , that Winston Churchill said about her - " My the best spy " , Krystyna Skarbek (Christine Granville) ?

Hello.Winged Hussars - Polish Cavalry Force In The History..130 years- never defeated

God Honor and Country - it was their motto and it still is. We will never forget the Winged Hussars and how they saved Europe in 1683. And now the history is repeating itself ...

You are great. Thank you so much for your work.

podobno najemnicy mieli zagwarantowane w kontrakcie że nie będą walczyli przeciwko Husarii.

When the vide talked abut the Eagle wings, they forgot to mention one VERY IMPORTANT detail. The wings were used to scare the enemy horses. The wings produced a HORRYFYING sound when the Hussar reached the gallop/ the full speed.

"Then the Winged Hussars arrived!" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qMmJm7yAlZjKaWw.html

We are ALL HUSSARS in POLAND...STILL.

Several items of clarification regarding the Winged Hussars: 1) Their wings did have a pragmatic purpose in addition to the psychological intimidation factor! The Hussars were often deployed in the steppes of today's Ukraine to challenge the Tatar forces. The Tatars often employed "arkana" - lassos to the modern audience - to drag armoured knights off their mounts. The wings on the Hussar armours made those lassos ineffective. The lassos would get stuck on the wings. Each wing would detach relatively easily while the Hussar would be free to continue whatever it was that he was doing. Two wings...thus two levels of lasso immunity. 2) Because of the special design of the lance, the Winged Hussars could draw and fire their pistols (and they typically had two of those equipped) just before engaging the enemy forces. Accordingly, in addition to the throttling by their 20ft lance itself, the Winged Hussars could use gun shots to weaken the enemy line just seconds before engaging with it. 3) The Winged Hussars were closely followed by their retainers whose only job was resupplying fresh lances, etc., when such would be broken. Given the remarkable mobility of the Winged Hussar units, the Hussars could (and would) charge, quickly withdraw and charge again...and again. 4) The understated element of power came from the horses which the Winged Hussars utilized. Not only were those horses specifically and exclusively bred for use by the Hussars in their specific tactics, but the horses also underwent life-long training regimes to enable them to disregard battle noises (such as gunfire) while ,at the same time, to train them to actively attack enemies with kicks and bites. Thus, anyone facing a Winged Hussar, would really be dealing with two opponents instead of one. The training methods for the horses were kept a military secret too and divulging the details of such training was considered treason. 5) Tactics! While I can find no specific records to explain why Poland, at the time, had so many talented battle-field commanders, the ability to out-think enemy leaders was at the forefront of the Winged Hussars ability to rout greater forces. An excellent example of this was the Battle of Kirkholm (1605). You can just type in the KZfaq search engine: Battle of Kircholm, 1605. It is the video by the HistoryMarche and I highly recommend that you give it a watch. Some one thousand Winged Hussars (although circa 2500 cavalry total with supporting light cavalry units) obliterate over 10,000 of Swedish troops in 20 minutes once the main engagement begins. But it is how the battle is approached that is the key!

We know the Hussars from history lessons in school 😊 and yes, we are proud of them.

That must have been some sight ... before you got impaled :D I'm Polish/Greek so I'm extremely proud of my ancestors.

I'm from Poland and I really like your accent. I understand everything. I understand American, Canadian and Scottish English. However, I don't understand a word when English people speak.😅

WHEN THEWINGED HGUSSARS ARRIVED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMEN !!!

If I am not mistaken, in Wawel Castle Museum they have goods that Sobieski received from pope as thanks for winning the battle.

For 125 years (since its beginning in the XVI century) the Winged Husars were undefeated in battle. The hussars equipped themselves. Everything they had was paid by them, the pay they got was not enough; to just train the horse (not any horse was fit for this type of training in the first place) it took AT LEAST 7years (and every hussar had a FEW war horses, beside a group of normal horses...), then the armor and the exotic skins- of leopards, lions, tigers... All of this was worth a small fortune. To be in this unit was an honor, done not for the pay, but for the country (yes, for the spoils of war too in some cases...). Yes, it was based on Balkanian cavalry (Serbian and Hungarian), but that cavalry was light-weight, Polish Hussars were heavy (to very heavy at the end of their era, in the XVIII century, when it was called: The Funeral Army".By the resolution of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 11, 1775, the hussars were liquidated as a combat formation, and the existing hussar and armored brigades were transformed into national cavalry brigades ). About horses: the term "breed" didn't exist until about 200 years ago (when shows got popular and animals started to be bred for looks), hussar's horses were all around mixes, and types, we favored "dzianet" - Spanish and Portuguese horses (Pura Raza Espanola and Lusitan horses). We mixed them with our horses and Turkish or others. There, potentially was a type of horse called the Polish Horse (DO NOT confuse this with "Konik Polski" totally different horses!). And about that charge on the pikes- yeah, it totally WOULD be done, it was one of the specifics to train the horses to just go without fear, AND train the rider too, for the rider CAN'T be fearful, the horse then will become fearful too. Also, the horses couldn't be too big, because then they would tire much too easily and would not be fast and agile enough. The charge of Rohirrim in LotR is based on the Hussars charge in the Battle of Vienna ;) Even the pact is a reflection of the historic event- a pact that Jan III Sobieski fulfilled with that charge, helping his ally in defending the besieged city. Yes, those are clips from the movies: "Ogniem I Mieczem", "Day of the Siege" (2012) and also from footage of historical reenactor - Castellan of Gniew Castle's (and creator of the Pomeranian hussar banner) Jarosław Struczyński.

You will hear of them at each history lesson in here in Poland, but actually I got knowledge of it just because of Civilization games series. School was not at first place obviously xD

Imagine a small car going 30mph with a 15ft long spear at the front driving towards you. Yes this is the winged hussars.

Listen a Sabaton song: winged hussars

Świetny materiał!!

In this battle, alongside the Polish king Sobieski , his 15-year-old son participated in this attack!!

There is more and more details, for example:purpose of those flags at the end of lance was to hide horseman body, so it was harder to shoot. If you want more: -plate armor on the front was bullet proff, every pice was litelarry tested for it, but they had almost no steel on back. -formation was changing position from open to close, during charge, to minimalize shooting damage, and maximalize inpact damege. -Every horsman was in directly inline behind the other, so that they where protected from bullets, by they ownbodies. -Horse had funny feature, you know stories of people running with broken leg, on adrenaline rush? That breed of horses, had it build in, so they were never stoping from pain, event if shooted, -Each horse had 6 years of training before joinng the unit. - behind winght husarrs they where guy whit free horses, so even if ur horse died, there where resuce for you just behind. - In battle there where alway 2 or 4 or more, hussars units cooperating, and faking charges on the enemy. If one of units broke the line, all other where using that gap. Pike are usless if ur line formation is charged from the back, or just after sharp 90degree turn, from the side. After such breaking moment, units where comming back to camp, to get new lances, and fresh horses, and they charged again. There well battels where few husars units where blocking forces 5 times of there size using this strategy, while unit of light cavalry was using loooooong way to go behind lines and charge from back.

Za naszą i waszą! wolność

Thanks to the Swedish Band 'Sabaton' with their stirring song "Winged Hussars' many more people know about them.

I think you may like Sabaton Winged hussars and Uprising

The wings of the Polish Hussars had several purposes, including: Instilling fear in the enemy: The wings were designed to resemble the feathers of large predatory birds, creating the impression of massive birds hovering over the battlefield. The sight and the noise created by the movement of the wings unsettled and frightened the enemy, giving the Hussars a psychological advantage. Protection from attacks from above: The wings provided some protection against attacks from above, such as arrows and artillery projectiles that might fall onto the Hussars. They offered a degree of defense against such threats. Increased mobility: Despite their size, the wings were relatively lightweight and did not significantly impede the mobility of the Hussars. This allowed them to remain fast and agile in combat. Adding a majestic appearance: The wings gave the elite Hussars an impressive and intimidating appearance, enhancing their prestige and impact on their adversaries. The wings of the Hussars were both a practical element of their equipment and a tool for psychological influence on the battlefield. The Polish Hussars were a renowned and effective cavalry unit in Poland's history, and their wings were a distinctive symbol of their identity.

Today, hussar wings appear on tanks in armored divisions as a symbol of the glory and honor of the Polish knight. Honor and glory, as the Polish knight never tormented or slaughtered a defeated enemy, often allowing defeated troops to escape alive. This was also the case with the Battle of Vienna. The irony of fate is that the descendants of the survivors of the battle never forgot Poland this noble act of grace and never accepted the partitions of Poland. And when the Polish state was erased from the maps, the power of the Ottoman Empire sold land to Adam Czartoryski, a Polish aristocrat, for settlement by Polish independence rebels in order to preserve valuable national substance. The town of Adampol in Turkey still exists today, and as far as I know, the mayor is still held by a descendant of Polish insurgents from the times of the partitions of Poland. And our political relations with Turkey are still very good, with a lot of sympathy on both sides.

One of my distant ancestors was a warrant officer of the Winged Hussars (Chorąży husarski)

Your videos are nice, I think adding Polish translation would allow you to reach 100k subscribers among Polish viewers by the end of the year

Dawniej była HUSARIA teraz jest GROM. To też jedna z najlepszych grup wojskowych na świecie do zadań nie możliwych dla NATO

Yes I’m proud of them - our Polish-Lithuanian ancestors. I’m proud.

In the times of the Hussars' glory, Poland was probably the largest country in Europe. Polish kings used the Hussars just as the USA uses its aircraft carriers, sending them everywhere to maintain order.

The film Battle of Wiedeń is an embarrassment for the Hussars, for 2 hours of the film we see their charges for 5 minutes and the whole film is about a priest who accidentally saved Mustafe, probably because the film was recorded by Italians with a little help from Poles, although even though the Turks speak their own language and the Austrians can be heard speaking Flemish, the Poles are fighting the battle shouting in English, someone simply ignored this fragment of history and considered it to be of little importance, and if no Jan 3 Sobieski you would be talking in Turkish today, confessing Ball under the name of Allah. know that all over the world everyone has always wanted to get rid of Poland for fear that one day it will take over their interests, because it was a power, now it is only a memory of those years because excellent people who could rule this country have left for the West

At Chodów, the Poles did not defeat the Tatars, but forced them to retreat.

Politycy skłócają celowo słowiańskie narody, bo razem jestesmy nie do opanowania. Pozdrawiam słowiańską Brać. Sława i chwała ❤️

Anyone throughout history: "We're gonna invade you." Poland: "Lol You better bring some fucking help."

Husaria cavalery didn't loose a single battle for 123 years 🇵🇱💪

2:32 So basically Poland and Lithuania were united under one crown for over 400 years (for some time it was the biggest coutry in Europe, there was even a period when they had access to three different seas). First they were in union from 1386 (Union of Krewo) when Jadwiga (lady king of Poland) married Jogaila (grand duke of Lithuania), after them the coutries always had one ruler. Then from 1569 (Union of Lublin) they truly became one country known as Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Then in 1795, as a result of the partitions, they disappeared from the maps for over 100 years. Officially they separeted in 1918 when after WW1 they came back as saparate countries. Since then they were under Russian influence, then WW2 happened and their disappeared again, they regained their full freedom from Russia only little over 30 years ago. So you can really say that they shared their history from 1386 (till 1990's), from the wedding that was the most important wedding in history of the Europe to this day.

Horses were a very big and important part of Poland's history. Hussars are just one part - there were many different cavalry groups. Just before the II WW there were as many as 4 mln horses in Poland. They died in battles but they have been also stolen - especially by Germans. Not many of them were possible to recover after the war but in Germany they were bred successfully into these famous German breeds..... Horses are considered to be special animals in Poland. Maybe nowadays when most people see farm animals and horses only on TV it's not so common, but they used to be considered as almost sacred. The Winged Hussars played a big part in it for sure - I think every kid in Poland has heard of them.

The wings wasn't suposed to scare the enemy by their look but by the sound they made during charge.

Dzięki za reakcję jesteś Polakiem prawie

the scenes are from reenactments and several films featuring Winged Hussars but the person speaking is hyperbolizing a bit. For example in 1621 at Chocim, hussars played a minor role. With our winged hussars it's kinda like with the 300 spartans at Thermopylae. There were more than just spartans aa we know but everybody remembers the spartans. Especially at Vienna polish artillery units deserve huge credit because the bombarded the Turkish camp from the hill for 11 and a half hours. The king devised this plan and It took 3 days to move the pieces to the top. Only after the bombardment a 20 thousand strong cavalry force (of which the hussars were only 2000 in number) charged down. It is recorded that half a hour passed between the king giving the order to charge and him writing a letter to the Pope withe the words ,,Venimus vidimus et Deus vicit" while sitting in the Grand Vezir's tent.

first of all. I'm from poland and I will tell you one thing. Wings where added in the museum in 19th century. Originaly that formation never user wings in battle. I really enjoy your content.

2:13 We consider heavy cavalry to be that which fights in close combat in full plate (e.g. Cuirassiers). Hussars were assault/breaching cavalry, generally wearing chain mail (only the more important ones rarely had breastplates, which is overused in reconstructions). It all depends on the period, but it can be said that the hussars, from the initial light cavalry, gradually gained "weight" to finally become medium cavalry (I know, I know, historians hate this term). But it was never heavy cavalry not only because of its weight but, more importantly, because of its use

If you are interested in Polish history, there is a new YT channel "History Of Legends", both in English and Polish.

Winged Hussars is religion in Poland.

Very very proud 😁😁😁. New hussars will be the new tanks just purchased from south korea

There are no Polish subtitles... Why? you'd have twice as many subs and views, master.... so much

Many armies, including the Russian one, tried to create hussars. No one has managed to do this except Poland. The horse itself cost 60-70 kg of silver. No reasonable person will attack 45,000 Russians with 198 men. The Poles did it and won. Mohilev 1581.

What many do not know is that the feathers of the wings on the backs of the Hussars served to intimidate the enemy by way of noise. When the Winged Hussars would ride on horseback, the wind rustled the feathers creating a loud sound that would add to the gallop of horses, thereby creating the illusion of greater numbers.

The leader of the Ottoman Empire sent a jug of poppy seeds to John III Sobieski, saying that there were as many of his troops as poppy seeds in a jug... Sobieski sent him back the same jug filled with pepper, adding the message that there were as many Hussars as there were pepper grains in a jug, but let him try crack one grain.

The one we saved ( Vienna) because they needed help later took our land together with 2 others. That was great thank you for saving your country 😢

14.07 min looks like a heart❤😊

Let's be clear: the Hussars only fought against a superior enemy, because in a case other than a significant numerical superiority, the enemy did not think about attacking. In 1939, Poland also had excellent cavalry that was able to attack the overwhelming forces of the Third Reich, inflict heavy losses and retreat. In Poland they laugh about horses against tanks, but in 1939 the Germans did not have many motorized forces and their infantry had no chance when surprised by the Polish cavalry.

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The key to success was charging multiple times during single battle. If their lance broke - they retreated and picked up new ones, charged again. They could win agaist such odda like 5vs1, because during charge, the lance could impale 2-4 enemies with initial strike so, plus pistol to that and you had couple of kills guaranteed. Also they had a squire/servant back at their safe positions who reloaded their secondary pistol to be ready for a next charge.

Lithuanians were also present!😉🇱🇹✝️

Those fancy wings on the back weren't used in battles back then. It was used later in parades. Hussars had a single wing, 2 wings or none in most cases attached to a sattle. Anothing thing these lances weren't used as like in these movies. The more efficient way was to back it on some element that was attached to a sattle, and just supporting and aiming with a hand. The point is, how much u can hold with your hand a bigass lance while impacting other man without dropping it upon impact power. When lance is supported on a sattle it's basicly impacting with full power of horse's weight and speed, so penetrating 3 men on single strike wasn't uncommon. From same reason spearmean backed their spears on the ground when cavarly charged them. Another key was a very tight and cordinated formation which is not easy to do so hussars had to be well trained. The noise from wings that was supposted to scare oponents and frighten their horses is a myth.

I would like to recommend watching: Bitwa pod Połonką, animated movie. It shows a historically accurate winged hussar battle. The whole animation is around 20 minutes.

I have a dog with a with long, white tail - he is a border collie mix. Once I was walking him through the fields and we met a drunk guy. Manu loves everyone so he came to the guy waving his tail and the guy stand in awe and he said: "He has a tail like, like, like... hussars wings" :D

for 125 years undefeated in battle

Dziedzic Sobieskich. Bohater ostatniej wojny o niepodległość Szkocji Książę Karol Edward Stuart, syn księżniczki Klementyny Sobieskiej i wnuk polskiego królewicza, Jakuba Sobieskiego, to jeden z najbardziej tragicznych, ale i najbardziej romantycznych bohaterów Szkocji Książe Karol Edward Stuart był najstarszym wnukiem z prawego łoża Jakuba II, króla Szkocji, Anglii i Irlandii. W roku 1745, mając dwadzieścia pięć lat, charyzmatyczny i dzielny książę zdobył ogromną sławę jako wódz szkockiego powstania przeciwko panowaniu angielskiego króla “uzurpatora”, Jerzego II. Niemalże udało mu się odzyskać trony swojego dziadka, które z prawa należały do jego wygnanej z kraju rodziny Stuartów, a nie do niemieckich Hanowerczyków, z których pochodził jego przeciwnik. Romantyczne dzieje tego zrywu oraz legenda, jaka otacza kilka miesięcy, które książę spędził w górach i na wyspach zachodniej Szkocji, ukrywając się po klęsce powstańców pod Culloden w 1746 roku, przesłaniają głęboko ludzki wymiar historii wspaniałego, lecz jednocześnie ułomnego człowieka. Dotychczasowe biografie księcia Karola Edwarda Stuarta często koncentrują się na samym powstaniu w 1745 roku. Oprócz tego ważnego wątku nowa książka pióra Piotra Pinińskiego opisuje młodość księcia i barwnie relacjonuje także życie jedynej córki i dziedziczki księcia oraz trójki jego wnuków, których istnienie ukrywano przed całym światem. Historia tych trojga młodych ludzi, ściśle związana z Polską, a do niedawna zupełnie nieznana, była jedną z najstaranniej zachowywanych tajemnic w historii Szkocji. „Rewelacja historyczna ujawniająca tajemnice dynastii Stuartów” The Sobieski family's heir. Hero of the last war of Scottish independence Prince Charles Edward Stuart, son of Princess Klementyna Sobieska and grandson of the Polish prince, Jakub Sobieski, is one of Scotland's most tragic, but also most romantic heroes. Prince Charles Edward Stuart was the eldest grandson of James II, King of Scotland, England and Ireland. In 1745, at the age of twenty-five, the charismatic and brave prince achieved great fame as the leader of the Scottish uprising against the rule of the English "usurper" king, George II. He almost managed to regain his grandfather's throne, which legally belonged to his exiled Stuart family, and not to the German Hanoverians from whom his opponent came. The romantic history of this uprising and the legend surrounding the few months that the prince spent in the mountains and islands of western Scotland, hiding after the defeat of the rebels at Culloden in 1746, obscure the deeply human dimension of the story of a wonderful but at the same time flawed man. Biographies of Prince Charles Edward Stuart so far often focus on the 1745 uprising itself. In addition to this important thread, the new book by Piotr Piniński describes the prince's youth and colorfully describes the life of the prince's only daughter and heiress and his three grandchildren, whose existence was hidden from the whole world. The story of these three young people, closely connected with Poland and until recently completely unknown, was one of the most carefully kept secrets in Scottish history. "A historical revelation revealing the secrets of the Stuart dynasty"

At Hodow there were only 100 hussars rest of soldiers were "zbrojni" (another elite cavalry formation). But it's important to say, they all fighted on foot in thi battle, so i supose discipline and morale was high more important than equipment.

everything we do to help our allies - anything and anyone - will not matter to them for centuries - first lesson and most important

Polska to mój kraj najpiękniejszy na całym świecie.