The Swedes pursued and to their surprise were counterattacked by the Poles, including hussars charging downhill. Eventually the battle ended with a spectacular victory for the Polish forces, who were ...

The Polish cavalry called the hussars or ‘winged horsemen’ were amongst the deadliest army units in Europe, playing a crucial role in military history. Unsurprisingly, they have been immortalised by ...

Selected by a public competition, the designation honors the historic Polish Winged Hussars, a famed sixteenth and seventeenth-century cavalry unit. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s elite ...