The poles also haven't saved Europe many times at all, they are just in a convenient place between western and eastern powers to spread propaganda that they have, kind of like sinai is historically one of the most hotly contested parts of the world despite not really having anything in it. The real hard hitters of the fight were the Austrians, whos infantry and artillery were far superior and influential than a late to the party bunch of overegged pony riders. The winged "hussars" didn't really have a significant role in the battle of Vienna, credit where credit is due with the huge number being organised to charge at once but they didn't even get deployed against fresh enemies, they were sent in to basically do very little. What are you even talking about with crazy western propaganda, films are a terrible source for history in general, there are only a handful of even half decent references in film. For instance, in the Battle of Kluszyn during the Polish–Muscovite War, the Russians outnumbered the Commonwealth army 5 to 1, yet were heavily defeated. Between then and the Battle of Vienna in 1683, the Hussars fought many battles against various enemies, most of which they won. With the Battle of Lubiszew in 1577, the 'Golden Age' of the Husaria began. Until the reforms of the 1770s, the husaria banners were considered the elite of the Polish cavalry. When this cavalry type was first introduced by Serbian and Hungarian mercenary horsemen at the beginning of the 16th century, they served as light cavalry banners in the Polish army by the second half of the 16th century and after Stephen Báthory's reforms, hussars had been transformed into heavily armored shock cavalry. The Polish Hussars (/həˈzɑ:r/, /həˈsɑ:r/, or /hʊˈzɑ:r/ Polish: Husaria ), or Winged Hussars, were one of the main types of the cavalry in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth between the 16th and 18th centuries. They look quite impressive, but their impressivness is mainly due to the fact their enemies are so weak. Try charging some Winged Hussars into some Austrian, French, English or Spanish infantry of the time and you would see some very different results. If you charge any half decent shock cavalry unit into a bunch of poor morale light infantry such as the ones fielded by the Ottomans or Russians you will see the same results, they will instantly waver and disorganise forcing a mass rout which is what happened historically. The examples you give are almost entirely based on victories over poor quality enemies that rely on numerical advantages over quantity, should they have faced a properly organised and drilled army they would have been completely massacred. call it winged or polish or whatever you like, its still a lancer. Originally posted by Fluffy Fishy:That unit still isn't a hussar, its a heavy lancer. Winged Lancers just didn't adapt or innovate with the time, they just remained an out of place heavy cavalry unit in a world dominated by real hussars. Far less contentious a question are the lances, sabers, and pistols the winged hussars brought to the battlefield, which no doubt startled enemy horses and demoralized enemy soldiers.Originally posted by Fluffy Fishy:They aren't Hussars, they are heavy lancers, its also no real excuse that the economy declined so they declined, either they are a great unit or not? Most declining states still manage to keep their best soldiers properly equipped, especially as they are the cream of their army. It was said the distinctive sound of the wings startled enemy horses and demoralized enemy soldiers with an "evil hiss"-by novelists of later centuries, who likely romanticized a ceremonial accessory. The famed "wings" were wooden frames with feathers attached, borne on a rider's back to clearly distinguish them. Rather than fielding cavalry comprised of foreign mercenaries, Transylvanian prince Stephen Bathory (also Grand Duke of Lithuania, King-by-right-of-his-wife of Poland, and collector of increasingly impressive titles) filled the ranks of the winged hussars with Polish nobility and their retinues. Polish military reforms of the late 1570s gave birth to the winged hussars, a fearsome heavy cavalry force who would enjoy their elite status for the next two centuries. Defenders that cannot retreat suffer additional damage. Pushes defending enemy units back from their hex in any battle where they score more damage.
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