Winged Hussars - Deadliest Cavalry Force In The History Of Mankind

The winged hussars were the deadliest cavalry in the history of humankind. They won most of the battles they fought, even when outnumbered by the enemy. The sight of the winged hussars inflicted fear in the hearts of opponents.
Their legendary status has been inscribed in people's minds to this day. Their unique design of attaching rear wings to their armor and using a hollow lance made them special in the eyes of the history.
No doubt the hussars will continue to inspire many for years to come.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Cavalry in history
1:15 - Winged Hussars basics
3:48 - Winged Hussar's secret for success
6:22 - Battles
8:49 - Downfall
9:43 - Legacy
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[@-Eisenfaust-]

Try to imagine 20,000 cavalrymen (led by 3,000 hussars) charging down a hill. What a sight that must have been from the walls of Vienna 🇦🇹 🇵🇱

[@vorlons100]

brings tears to my eyes

[@mrbaab5932]

If you see other videos on this battle. The German troops were already pushing the Turks back on the left and center before the Winged Hussars arrived.

[@benkelly8376]

15000 cavalry of which 5000 were hussars led by the King. 100 were sent to charge against 100k, the 100 died but they killed that many, the king ordered the full 15000 to charge and flatten them.

[@Ocodo]

It's rumored, that during that charge, some man stopped fighting just to watch it.

[@demolker132]

@@benkelly8376 about that first charge with 100 hussars not all of them died half of them returned to the King with their lieutenant Zbierzchowski and they helped in main charge later Zbierzchowski was promoted by King Sobieski (also there were only 3000 hussars in battle of Vienna)

[@gelend]

deadly force those days,there was no better cavalry unit...greetings from Croat

[@milanwolfi7202]

We will never forget the Hussar winget... RESPEKT naši bratři 🇨🇿⚔️

[@pfdrtom]

They are still here but now they're called GROM!!!

[@qwertzxcvb7724]

pozdrawiam CZE 🤜 🤛 POL

[@belivax2095]

:) Thx from Poland.

[@joihnbrown1889]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@Edwin6932]

I served with Polish Paratroopers and they earned my respect by their friendship, loyalty and courage. They served with honor in Afghanistan and in Kosovo were I first interact with them. They are one of the best warriors that I ever meet next to Gulka and Frensh Foreign Legioneers.

[@slidman24]

Polish soldiers were always great soldier ,only polish governments are always opposite since 1945!

[@danielnowakowski601]

I gdzie twoją czapka?

[@danielnowakowski601]

Ja się wymaglowalem z pierdolonego wojska Polskiego

[@danielnowakowski601]

​@Black E92M3 wracaj pajacu do swego bmw

[@josephseiler1878]

Cool story. But the Polish paratroopers were not the nobility of the Kingdom of Poland.

[@Smog104]

Went to Poland for a holiday, absolutely loved it 🇬🇧🤝🇲🇨

[@bilbobaggins2302]

Bro that's Indonesian flag ;-;

[@btkb1427]

@@bilbobaggins2302 or Monaco!

[@ukaszgutbier3853]

To nie jest Polska flaga😩

[@andrzejrybicki2506]

Sounds cool, but it's not the Polish flag

[@drcasualties]

Nob

[@thelastoferrathen613]

The Winged Hussars, other than being one of the greatest military units in history, at their height seem more like medieval knights than hussars. They were the last knights of Europe.

[@SuicidalBastard]

Those we the french cuirassiers

[@MariaGazda]

Thank you for this history. I'm Hungarian and my father always spoke highly, almost reverently of the Hussars!

[@nopenope460]

No wonder Hussars were great and our nations are allied since always and im not talking about politicians, but about ordinary people, Poles and Hungarians are like the same nation but with different languages.

[@michalus09]

​@@nopenope460There is still a saying in Poland: Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki, i do szabli, i do szklanki. You are always welcome.

[@nopenope460]

@@michalus09 It's my favorite one and it's always actual. Lengyel, Magyar - két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát Thank you and Cheers!

[@goranmarinic2923]

Greetings from neighboring Serbia, country where fore mentioned light cavalry originally comes from. After the Turks conquered Serbia in 15th century our nobility and knights lost their lands, they offered their service as very experienced horsemen to Hungarian and Polish kings. At the beginning these knights were called simple RACOWIE, which means SERBS, because at that time our kingdom was known as RAS. In some frescos from the Serbian monasteries there are some pictures of Serbian medieval warriors decorated with white goose feathers. (Guska in Serbian means goose).

[@UkrainianPaulie]

My great great etc. etc. Uncles were in the first banner of Winged Hussars at Vienna. (The leopard skins were worn to scare opposing horses with the scent of the predatory cat). Both ancestors survived. My father has one of their szabla (saber). Damn right I'm proud of my Polish heritage! The angels of death! Niech żyje Polska ❤️🇵🇱.

[@collector4922]

zmień banderowski avatar, W Polsce nigdy go nie zaakceptujemy, UPA była zbrodniczą organizacją, która wymordowała 100k kobiet i dzieci na Wołyniu, za co do tej pory nie przeprosiliście i nie zezwoliliście na ekshumacje i pochówek ofiar żeby oddać im cześć.

[@collector4922]

banderowskie symbole są w Polsce zakazane, każdy policjant ci to odbierze.

[@mikemyshka1472]

Well done! I am still working on my family genealogy. I am finding church records for the family back in the Ole Country of Polska. I am at a point where if find the connections then the only proof will be in the ole ( old) writing of magazines, newspapers and old book long since read Polska folk in the New Country. I am working on the ole Polska Clans so it is all later families. I am to the 1600s then matching known genealogies where I can. It would be awesome if it get back to Roman times and the Tribe of the Polska or Polen.

[@TheGreatestGoon]

What have you done with your genes?

[@marsusPL]

@@collector4922 To żeś się popisał... Umiesz chociaż wskazać, w którym miejscu napisał coś o banderze ? Jak nie masz nic inteligentnego do powiedzenia to sieć cicho. Gość pisze, o sowim przodku, a tym mu z dupy banderę wyciągasz xD

[@mikolol-]

Hussars are a legendary unit of the Commonwealth, but the greatest fear and terror of the enemy in the east and west of Europe in the 17th century was aroused not so much by the Hussars as the Polish light cavalry called the Lisowczyks. They were real horse commandos in those times. Well trained and absolutely lethal in combat.

[@PERUN_PL]

Lisowczycy byli dobrzy w zabijaniu wroga, ale prawda jest taka że tak samo byli dobrzy w gwałceniu i granieniu. Lisowczycy to często byli więźniowie albo najemnicy dla których liczyły się pieniądze. Oni tyle samo zrobili dobrego co i złego.

[@joew9690]

@@PERUN_PL No niestety ale byli równie przeraźliwym wrogiem co Hussaria.

[@123pik1]

@@PERUN_PL właśnie ze względu na to byli bardziej przeraźliwym wrogiem Byli to ludzie wyjęci spod prawa, tą formację można porównać do korsarzy zatrudnianych przez Brytyjczyków czy Hiszpanów, tylko, że lądowych

[@PERUN_PL]

@@123pik1 moim zdaniem nie da się ich porównać do korsarzy. Bo czy najemnicy na morzu gwałcili kobiety i rabowali i palili wsie? A te bandy napadały nawet swoich.

[@paweszawowski9337]

Aleksander Lisowski was a winged Hussar from the Dutchy of Lithuania , Orsza - county near Smoleńsk. He served under hetman Chodkiewicz. After the battle of Kirholm the troops weren't still paid for 3 months as the collection of taxes went slow. Aleksander and 60 other winged hussars rebelled and began to rob Estonian villages breaking Chodkiewich's order to leave local people alone. Chodkiewicz had to punish him so he sentenced Aleksander to leave the whole of the Commonwealth. Lisowski just came home After a few years Chodkiewicz agreed to form regiments of volunteers who were allowed to fight by themselves witout any remunaration from the royal treasury, They were thus allowed to loot civilians of other countries. One of the Lisowski volunteers was Stefan Czarniecki some time after the Lisowski's death.

[@harveyhams1572]

Bonaparte had a Regiment of Polish lancers as part of his Imperial Guard. Some of them followed him into exile on Elba.

[@joselozada8689]

True , their motive to inspire fear to their enemies was a weapon itself , also the never ever seen Eagle Wings behind the armour gave them notability of Knights of the Death , till this day they can not be imitated or clone , excellent cover in video and graphics 👍🇺🇸

[@overtimedemo4399]

One of the best videos on the Hussars on KZbin! I can't believe how many people in the usa don't know about them!

[@slavparadise]

Thank you ! It would be cool to see them portrayed in a high budget hollywood movie. 🐎

[@overtimedemo4399]

@@slavparadise it would be one of the best movies made in my opinion, very seldom do we get good old world movies

[@milanwolfi7202]

@@slavparadise Yes, I have had this project for 20 years. So is the big-budget film about the Battle of Vienna. However, a reference to them can be found in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, where the Rohan riders go downhill against the orcs.

[@theplatypen1959]

Need better movies about winged hussars and the Kosciusko squadron. Best warriors but with very lillte acknowledgement

[@johngillespie3409]

@@milanwolfi7202 Sept 11, 1683 : the siege (2014) is a pretty good movie, where the live clips came from. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH_Yf3qufc90f8k

[@tadeuszgrochocki1893]

The interesting story about the battle of Vienna of 1683 is that the Polish forces had to cut their way through the forest and cross the hills surrounding Vianna to create a path. It took them days, dragging 50 cannons. Before the order was given to attack the worriers had to spent the whole night on their horses not knowing when the command would come, no sleep, an issue of urgency. Kara Mustafa the commander ot the Ottamans was close to taking Vienna. The Lithuaniens did not make it on time athough their were on their way. The historians are saying that there were 11 thousand of them. John the III Sobieski the commander of the coalition which inlucded Germans and Austriens ordered an attack at 12:00 noon. Initially 3 thousand Hussars attacked the Ottomans.

[@KowalDWR]

Wings made unbelievable noise, hence their immense effect. They are to this day, most famous unit in history of Poland.

[@demolker132]

Wings are a myth they were used only during parades but as for the noise it was caused by the pennants on the lances unfortunately I don't remember the specific name of these pennants

[@extrage3061]

@@demolker132 They're not a myth lil bro lol They actually wore them. what are you talking about.

[@demolker132]

On the 'Polish roll' , a panoramic painting created in 1605 and portraying the arrival of Costance of Austria to Krakow, where she was to marry Sigismund III Vasa, then king of Poland. This Painting shows Polish cavalrymen including some using a single wing mounted to the back of the saddle (most notably the royal standard-bearer). This painting, a first depiction of winged hussars, by the way, is a good proof that the wings were most definitely used during parades for decorative purposes. Charles Ogier, visiting Poland in 1635 wrote wrote about military parade: 'Hussars, the most prestigious nobility on superior horses, in richly ornate armours; skins of lions, tigers and leopards flow from their backs. They carry enormously long lances with pennants. On their shoulders they carry imposing wings'. On the other hand, Guillaume de Beauplan, cartographer and engineer in Polish service in the years 1630-1648 left many information about Polish troops, including hussars but he never mentions wings. This corroborates the theory that wings were used predominantly on parades, but were used sparsely (or at least not that often) in actual combat.@@extrage3061

[@demolker132]

On a painting 'Battle of Klushino') created by Polish painter Szymon Boguszowicz in 1620, most hussars do not have characteristic wings and several figures in the central part of the painting are shown with black feathers adorning their backs. This is an important clue that wings were not used universally, as the painting renders most military details quite precisely and was created under the supervision of hetman (chief of command) Stanisław Żółkiewski who was commanded Polish troops during the battle. Hussars are also portrayed without wings on the 'Battle of Kircholm 1605 AD' by Pieter Snayers whose representation of the military equipment is considered accurate. In rare cases when hussars are depicted with wings, they are most often shown mounted to the saddle rather than the armour. Woodcut in the book 'Wake-up call for glorious sons of Polish Crown to the military service' by Wojciech Rakowski shows very detailed and accurate depiction of Polish hussar, but the only feathers are seen on the helmet. Also Szymon Starowolski in his book 'Eques Polonus' published in 1628 wrote 'hussars put feathers on their heads and heads of their horses alike".@@extrage3061

[@demolker132]

Literally every sorces or paintings don't show wings or if they do they are used as decoration on parades @@extrage3061

[@merlinxpyt]

The best film about Winged Hussars I ever seen. Super informative.

[@robertmastnak581]

Angels of death in 16, 17, 18 century are one of the Best variors on horse back in Europe, there's no doubt.

[@butor2000]

Hey how it could be that these noble warriors were not able to protect their homeland that lost its indepence in 18 th century??? They also couldn't save their country from Swedish invasion in 17 th century. Aren't you overestimating Hussars' power a bit?

[@robertmastnak581]

@@butor2000 I sad, one of the Best, not the Best... Coruption in politcs among the others factors they are key to resulting situation and events...

[@ToneWoN]

@@butor2000 You just got dookied on scrub.

[@PC-ju6pp]

@@butor2000 You are right. They were pretty much obsolete since 1700. A lesson that technology always advances and only those who adapt can prevail.

[@Pospolite-Ruszenie]

This is not true, the winged hussars never were not outdated even during their disolution. They would still have been very effective during the Napoleonic wars and would become obsolete after that. The reason to polish defeats was almost always corruption by the nobles who held most of the power since they elected the king of the commonwealth. The reason the hussars were disbanded was because the government could not fund them and because the polish nobility became more Western European and abandoned the more medieval noble traditions. We saw the hussars dominate much larger army’s many times and these armies (mainly Swedes) had some of the best modern weapons.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

Many people when they think of cavalry will always think of King John III Sobieski eading the charger in the salvation of Vienna,

[@robertwisniewski2029]

technically, the winged hussars were medium, not heavy cavalry. Their armor was expensive and incredibly effective, but quite light and partially covering the body compared to the armor used by reiters. Also horses were more fast and durable than heavy ones. Usually in history, medium cavalry was a compromise between deadly heavy cavalry and maneuverable light cavalry. The phenomenon of winged hussars was that they had the advantages of both, but none of disadvantages

[@LEIFanevret]

Viva polish winged husars!🙋👏👌⚔️

[@dalezygadlo9693]

There back! Poland's 11th Armoured Division "Winged Hussars" now has modern Leopard tanks and other heavy weaponry. So they are NOT gone. In fact they are one of Poland's elite units which stand ready to meet any heavy advance by the Russians from Ukraine into Poland. Their history speaks for itself.😊

[@kapitanbomba3569]

leopards ? no more lol its abrams and k2 and soon k2 pl

[@Free_Palestine_419]

It's still sad to see how Poland went from one of the most powerful countries on earth to a former shell of its glory during and after WW2 to this day :( WW2 really messed up Poland when they were gangraped by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union losing over 20% of its native population.

[@alphaomega5909]

Greetings. From an old curmudgeonly #NavyVeteranKorea in West Michigan. Im not Polish. But most of my friends ,fellow Veteran buddies are. Grand Rapids Michigan, USA is still full of POLISH PRIDE. 😊. I enjoy reading military history. Excellent video.

[@ivankalinic7094]

... and then the WINGGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@thelastoferrathen613]

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE...

[@kunopumpernikkel215]

We badly need men like these in these days!

[@Ocodo]

My direct ancestor was the commander of the royal hussar wing in the time when they took Moscow. It's kinda cool to read history books about your own family.

[@Handrak]

Heavy cav was called Pancerni. Hussars were lighter to catch up with Tatars. Less armor especially in the back was compensated by animal skins. They had extremely long lances hollow inside to make them lighter and not bend. Lances were longer than swiss square foot soldiers pikes and packed a heavy punch as lance was attached to the saddle so it carried the whole mass of a horse and rider. Wing or wings were protecting the neck from tatar arcanes or blade cuts. Feathers were making noise startling enemy horses.

[@laketones2000]

Almost all correct. Respect. (You cannot hear the feathers behind the sound of galloping horses' hooves and armors noises)

[@fluffygutts2240]

I'm a tabletop war gamer and the winged hussars are a great sight on the tabletop, I love playing games with my Polish army

[@PR_nick]

What tabletop game do you play

[@fluffygutts2240]

@@PR_nick Pikeman's Lament from Osprey. Great little rule system for 30 years war

[@budrothefox3666]

SUCH A COOL UNIT OF HISTORY BROTHERS! Just charged into the backs of some enemy units and devastated them with Winged Hussars in the game Conqueror's Blade.

[@TheRogueJedii]

Amazing game, and I am glad Hussars have their rightful place as king of cavalry in it

[@AB-uh5ue]

yes, Poles lost the battle of kaliszow in 1702, husaria charged at Swedish cavalry and easily defeated them, but couldn't reach the infantry hidden behind field fortifications, so charge was unsuccessful. Polish army lost 80 people killed in this battle, hard to say that it was heavy defeat. Lubomirski didn't want to support king's victory and decided to withdraw his army leaving Saxons on the battlefield, and they lost the battle. It showed how Poland was divided and that was the reason why Poland collapsed nearly 100 years later. Not many people now what happened at Kaliszow but it is worth to investigate, because it's an interesting part of polish history.

[@Leaffordes]

What you're describing is merely the Polish view of the battle; much of what you're saying is not supported by either Swedish or Saxon accounts. "husaria charged at Swedish cavalry and easily defeated them" - While the hussars might've beaten back a few Swedish companies of horse, the Swedish attack on the left flank slowed down mainly due to their commander, Frederick IV of Gottorp, being killed by artillery fire. "but couldn't reach the infantry hidden behind field fortifications" - The Swedish infantry was not protected by field fortifications; the report of Cheval-de-Frise being present with their infantry is from a Polish source, not a Swedish one. The hussars were most likely stopped by musket volleys. "Polish army lost 80 people killed in this battle" - If I'm not mistaken, this is taken from a Swedish diary in which 80 Poles were reportedly counted on the battlefield. I'm not sure this number includes losses during the rout, or dead soldiers brought from the battlefield; as far as I know, there are no official Polish records of losses? "Lubomirski didn't want to support king's victory and decided to withdraw" - Then why did he launch several smaller attacks on the Swedes just before that? This is usually done to create openings for the rest of the army to exploit (if successful). But you're telling me he didn't want to win despite attacking? Sounds like an excuse to me.. "his army leaving Saxons on the battlefield, and they lost the battle." - According to Saxon accounts, some Poles either ran into the Saxon lines during the rout, or were really close to doing so; not at all an orderly retreat as some Polish sources describe it. The Poles also lost a few guns to the Swedes, suggesting it was a rout. "Not many people now what happened at Kaliszow but it is worth to investigate" - Have you investigated Swedish and Saxon accounts of the battle at all? Or are you only sticking with the Polish version of events?

[@kacpersokoowski5208]

@@Leaffordes There is no reason to believe that the Swedish versions are more credible than the Polish ones. And, probably, they are not even in a strong contradiction. "Lubomirski didn't want to support king's victory and decided to withdraw" That is a fact. There are many sources that make it sure. Maybe, the unsuccessful charge was the factor that facilitated his decision. But it wasn't some terrible defeat. In the famous Battle of Klushino (1610) there were 9 unscuccessful charges before the 10th one, the successful one. And surely much bigger losses than only 80 killed hussars. According to Wikipedia, Lubomirski used only 12% of his forces in the Battle of Kliszów. Maybe his retreat wasn't completely orderly, but it wasn't a desperate escape, either (f.e. you claim that Poles could carry away some of their dead. It is quite possible. However, you cannot collect your dead, if you completely lost the field... Isn't that so?).

[@Leaffordes]

​@@kacpersokoowski5208 "There is no reason to believe that the Swedish versions are more credible than the Polish ones." - This is a straw man; I never said that the Swedish version is more credible. "That is a fact. There are many sources that make it sure." - If you have a credible source indicating that it's true, written [most preferably by Lubomirski himself] before the battle took place (obviously), I'd like to see it. I would be very happy if you proved it to me. "But it wasn't some terrible defeat." - Not terrible in terms of losses, obviously, but in terms of reputation it can be quite devastating (for an army of several thousand to retreat after merely 80 killed while the battle was far from decided). Their retreat certainly didn't put them in any higher regards in the view of the Swedes, that's for sure. "Lubomirski used only 12% of his forces in the Battle of Kliszów." - It was not entirely uncommon to use a small portion of your army to create openings, before launching a general attack to exploit them. Perhaps Lubomirski failed to create exploitable openings? "you claim that Poles could carry away some of their dead" - No, I never "claimed" this..

[@saintsone7877]

@@Leaffordes True, you never said that the Swedish version is more credible but intimated it when you state "much of what you're saying is not supported by either Swedish or Saxon accounts". "While the hussars might've beaten back a few Swedish companies of horse, the Swedish attack on the left flank slowed down mainly due to their commander, Frederick IV of Gottorp, being killed by artillery fire". Really, they are under artillery fire yet slow down making themselves easier targets and likely to suffer higher losses as a result. You obviously have never experienced battle or would not make such crazy statements. Apart from that after several encounters with the Winged Hussars the Swedish would never have sent just a few companies of horse as they knew they would get slaughtered. "Not terrible in terms of losses, obviously, but in terms of reputation it can be quite devastating". Winged Hussars were already on the decline due to new tactics and weaponry which negated much of the Winged Hussars tactics/effectiveness. "The Swedish infantry was not protected by field fortifications". "The hussars were most likely stopped by musket volleys". Musket volleys had never previously stopped the Winged Hussars and had always proven to be ineffective against the Winged Hussars. And Swedish infantry did indeed have field fortifications protecting their infantry as it was one of the tactics that prevented the Winged Hussars from doing direct charges thereby negating much of the Winged Hussars advantage against infantry.

[@Leaffordes]

@@saintsone7877 "but intimated it when you state 'much of what you're saying is not supported by either Swedish or Saxon accounts'." - No? What I implied is that sources should be applied from all sides, not just the Polish [or Swedish for that matter] one. "Really, they are under artillery fire yet slow down ... making themselves easier targets and likely to suffer higher losses as a result. You obviously have never experienced battle" - What are you even talking about? Their commander was killed, so the attack lost momentum - how is this unbelievable to you? Are you confusing charge with attack? Because they're not always the same.. Also, I don't really care if you have battle experience or not; if your arguments are weak, your background won't save you. "Apart from that after several encounters with the Winged Hussars the Swedish would never have sent just a few companies of horse as they knew they would get slaughtered." - There were quite a lot of companies of horse in the left-flank Swedish attack (I've never stated otherwise), but the hussars alone did not beat them all back, did they? Please, do your best effort to understand the text you're quoting to spare me from having to repeat or dumb it down for you. "Winged Hussars were already on the decline due to new tactics and weaponry which negated much of the Winged Hussars tactics/effectiveness." - What does this have to do with the text you quoted, about reputation? Are you saying reputation didn't matter for the Polish Crown Army? "Musket volleys had never previously stopped the Winged Hussars and had always proven to be ineffective against the Winged Hussars." - Musket volleys always ineffective against Winged hussars? If such a deluded statement is your belief, I'm not going to waste time arguing. "Swedish infantry did indeed have field fortifications protecting their infantry" - If you're so certain that the (advancing) Swedes had field fortifications protecting their infantry as the hussars charged, then I guess you have a Swedish first-hand source confirming it? This is your time to make yourself useful and prove it.

[@mariostepien4526]

Niech żyje Rzeczpospolita Polska !!!

[@rasamiseikyte906]

Thinking about laws of physics these heavy wings were probably useful not only to scare enemy, but also to keep balance when holding very long spear in front. Aerodynamically maybe even to increase speed

[@PERUN_PL]

The wings had no use. Some had wings, but there was only one wing. Two wings were already at the end of the hussars' activity when it was a representative army and was used only for marches in parades

[@insaneweasel1]

The wings wouldn't have increased speed, it would have added drag and slowed down the rider, though probably not buy a whole lot. I heard the wings were originally used for psychological and intimidation factors.

[@horacioguillermobrizuela4295]

Thank you. A beautiful homage to a legendary cavalry unit. Their spirit was reborn in those brave and heroic polish horsemen that charged against german armored cars at Krojanty, on September 1939, at the very beginning of WWII. A last charge of Polish Cavalry

[@PyrusTitaniumDragonoid]

THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@randomnuclearakita4532]

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

[@adajohnson0410]

COMING DOWN THEY TURNED THE TIDE

[@bydlaq]

Enjoyed this, Thank You.

[@emilmckellar4932]

I live and I learn. A lot of the Slavic history is new and very intereristing to me. Да здравствует славянский народ

[@orion5964]

Napoleon and Hitler couldn't do it, us Poles, we lived in Moscow for 2 years, we conquered them. I'm so proud to be Polish, we saved Europe from Ottoman empire too, at battle of Vienna.

[@slavparadise]

It is not so well known fact actually ! People talk about how winter in Russia defeated Nazis and Napoleon, but the winged hussars mopped the floor with the winter itself and accomplished almost an impossible task. Be proud friend, thank you for the comment and stopping by !

[@tatianalyulkin410]

My darling we have a saying in show business, " You're only as good as your last project. " What happened thousands of years ago doesn't mean bubkes.

[@stolengoldenratio]

The reason Poland was able to stay in Moscow was not due to the military strength or tremendous superiority. Poland used disagreements, bribe and lies planted between corrupted Russian aristocracy fighting for power. On the contrary it did not take even full royal army to take them down - two Russians citizens with uprising groups were able to clear Polaks out. And then Poland was after the Russian power for two hundred years afterwards. Also in the video they show a lot about of Ukrainian kozaks who should not be considered as Polaks since a lot of arguments between were often present. During Socialist years polish tourists were coming to USSR to buy TV's, silverware and drink vodka. Nothing else was left. Now they grow decent apples and housars are dead....

[@QenaitheCustodianGuard]

Nor could the Lord of hubris himself Charles the 12th

[@annemaria5126]

I admire the polish workers here in the Netherlands. They still have the old-fashioned working-skills and -mentality. I am glad whole families immigrated here. They enrich our country.

[@lukaszjanusz4230]

Once, just once I'd like to see a big budget movie with a properly executed Hussar charge. Is that really to much to ask for?

[@slavparadise]

That would be absolutely amazing ! That being said, there are few local low budget movies/shows that tried their best and did some ok work for what they could

[@mtgzfobem5881]

Like me

[@rolandrewolwer1727]

Nothing like that will happen soon,we are under jews occupation,they not gonna aloud as to show our history for whole world

[@michaelmazowiecki9195]

The actors and extras would need several years training. The husaria were trained in coordinating charges for at least 2 years and were trained to ride war horses from childhood.

[@LunaBieber01]

Damn thanks for that, learning something new everyday 🤓

[@piotrkoziara]

Very good video!

[@larryc835]

"Wings of fire take me higher the battle is raging in flight we'll have victory on wings of fire.", - Mark Reale.🔥

[@DamienSteiner-om4of]

Your appraisal is superb.

[@kazimierzlenarczyk9067]

The combat record of the Winged Hussars stands for itself. In 1577 a massive charge of this ultra-heavy cavalry unit smashed a German army from Danzig, blitzing into the teeth of a 12,000 man force and crushing them until all that remained was a well-trampled patch of red where the enemy army once used to be. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth losses in the battle totaled about 88 men, and most of those clowns weren't even Hussars. In 1601, a thousand Hussars defeated a Swedish cavalry force four times that size. At the Battle of Kircholm four years later, the Hussars (whose commanders' completely badass motto was "Kill First, Calculate Later"), sent 1,000 lancers in a charge against 11,000 Swedish infantrymen and cannons for some reason, and incredibly, despite the ridiculous idiocy of sending your elite troops on such an impossible mission, the friggin' Hussars jammed their poles (OMG AWESOME PUN FTW) into anything they could find and not only emerged victorious, but utterly slaughtered their opponents army, hacking the broken infantry units into giblets as they fled the field. Amazingly, that wasn't even the most impressive shit this mobile last stand accomplished in its proud heritage as the Commonwealth's premier exporter of busted-up faces. At the Battle of Klushino in 1610, the Hussars were outnumbered ten to one, and still somehow came out on top, utterly annihilating an army of 40,000 Swedes and Russians with just 4,000 lancers. What might be even more awesome then the Winged Hussars' much-deserved reputation as seemingly-invincible shit-wreckers is their completely over-the-top awesome battle gear. These guys went with the heaviest armor they could find, decking themselves out in fully-articulated plate mail at a time when most European armies were switching away from breastplates and over to firearms, but these ferocious warriors didn't even give a crap about rushing at state-of-the-art muskets with hand-to-hand combat weapons. Their primary implement of facial demolition was a lightweight (yet still completely insane) 19-foot lance capable of outreaching even the most well-endowed infantry spear hedges, and after they splintered that up the asses of their foes, the Hussars could fall back on pistols, a dagger, and one of two different types of swords. Why they needed two different swords is beyond the scope of my knowledge, but I'm pretty sure that I support it.www.badassoftheweek.com/hussars.html

[@kanonierable]

One of the two swords had a long straight blade, useful for stabbing an enemy from horseback, the other was the well known curved Polish szabla, that is more usefull for hacking and slashing an unarmoured opponent. Stabbing an adversary is generally more deadly than cutting someone, which often leaves a wound that won't incapacitate quickly enough to prevent the soldier that was hit from fighting back and eventually killing you. The need for the straight, stabbing sword comes from the fact that the lance will most likely break at some point so you want to have a backup that still can make use of the momentum of your galloping horse, to continue impaling foes. The curved szabla comes into play when you routed the enemy and chase behind him, hacking and slashing at the heads and the backs of fleeing men and thus preventing any attempt to stop and reorganise as a cohesive and effective fighting unit. The advantage of the stab verses the cut is why most cavalry forces at the later part of the 19th century untill the first and even the second world war changed to longer, only slightly curved sabers. The question of cutting vs. stabbing was a hotly debated topic among the experts of the day and it was decided by examining statistics. One significant change in the armament of cavalry was the revival of the lance, that had mostly come out of use in the 18th century. Again it were the Polish with their famous Ulans that set such a shining example for the advantage of a properly used lance that Napoleon decided to integrate them in his army. Well a lot of things could be said about cavalry, but I'll leave it at that. I am Swiss so I probably should have told you all about the might and glory of the infantry! But we know from history, that the exhausted Swiss mercenairies, tough and well paid professional soldiers, that made up a considerable part of the defenders of Vienna against the Ottoman siege, were more than happy to learn about the arrival of the Polish and allied cavalry under the great Jan Sobieski!

[@kazimierzlenarczyk9067]

@@kanonierable Wow you know more about Polish military history than many Polish guys. This was very interesting comment. I am familiar with the Swiss Mercenaries even to this day you have Swiss Guards in the Vatican. Greetings from Polish guy who immigrated 30 years ago to USA One thing I still want to do is to go skiing in the Swiss Alps before I kick the bucket🤓

[@kirgan1000]

The problem of beating you enemy to hard, is it sending a clear singnal to the enemy that they need to renform. After suffer a string of big defeat agenst the Winged Hussars, Sweden created the Carolean army that wrecked the Winged Hussars.

[@kazimierzlenarczyk9067]

@@kirgan1000🤔🤣🥴 The Battle of Kircholm 27 Septemberb1605) was one of the major battles in the Polish-Swedish War (1600-1611). The battle was decided in 20 minutes by the devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, the Winged Hussars. The battle ended in the decisive victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces, and is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of Commonwealth cavalry.

[@kazimierzlenarczyk9067]

@@kirgan1000 The Hussars never really got the memo, though, and they'd still charge into battle, decked out in armor that could take a bullet or two and close the distance before their enemy got a chance to reload. The Hussars eventually got their own firearms, which meant their enemies now had to deal with a heavily armored Hussars charging at them with spears, swords, war hammers and rifles. 4. They Put the Battle of Thermopylae to Shame Everyone praises the Spartans for pitting 300 troops against the mighty Persian army. But when you start looking deeper into it, you'll quickly realize there are plenty of things they left out for the sake of the comic (and, later, film adaption), like the actual numbers of Greeks aiding them and how poorly trained most of the Persians were. The Spartans were bad*sses, yes, but some elements of their most famous tale are questionable. Want to know who undoubtedly pulled off a heroic victory when faced with 62-to-1 odds? The Polish Winged Hussars. A 400-strong Hussar unit was being attacked on two fronts by the 25,000+ Crimean Khanate forces, and they were backed into the tiny village of Hodow. The Hussars had only a single night to turn the town into a fortress, to defend themselves with no supplies and no backup. The Crimean forces raided the half-defended town and ran out of ammunition so fast that they needed to turn enemy arrows fired at them into improvised rounds for their long rifles. Six hours of intense fighting later, and the Crimean Khanate started to retreat. The dust settled, and thousands of the Khanate Tatars lay dead on the floor while less then a hundred Hussars had fallen.

[@Robert_K_Wolf]

Awesome video.

[@danieldpa8484]

Largest charge in history at Vienna 1683, 20.000 cavalry with a spearhead of 3000 hussars devastated the Ottoman army

[@paulciurej]

Long live Hussars. Made us proud..

[@ToasWower494]

That's not the only purpose the wings were for. The rustling sound they made was acually very distressive to the Enemy Cavalry horses, sometimes the horses would acually flee without their riders from the sound. At least that's what i heard from my late grand-grandfather, the story of our ancestors that he learnt from his grandparents, wich goes on to this day. These angels of Death were not only feared by the people, but the steeds as well, not only the wing sounds making the horses distressed, but also the Leopard skin, creating a smell simmilar to a Leopard, scaring the animals even more.

[@BOBXFILES2374a]

Like Harry S. Truman used to say, "The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know."

[@michajaworski2244]

How great to this. I was born in Poland and this is a part of my history, interesting part. This material is very educative itself. I am simply fit to burst.

[@micgeinc6694]

I was told by polish museum guide that the wings were created to prevent the rider from being pulled of the horse by a lasso used by the Mongols. The "feathers" were sharp metal plates that were cutting the rope of the lasso.

[@laketones2000]

yep, just in raids after tatars, they didnt use the wings in regular battles

[@craigelliott7286]

Wonderful.

[@dylonji]

pure awesomeness

[@juyver11]

Winged Hussars are like if the Roman Legionaries trained in the ways of Macedonian companion cavalry. A terrifying combination.

[@hlousekantonin6517]

Thank you for the great video 👍 Seeing with your own eyes, hearing with your own ears how the hussars gallop, how they drive with a jet was only a (few) chosen few. And they were the eyes and ears of their enemies. Those who stood on the field at the Hussar jury at that time had to accept the fact that they would not survive. Hussars are an icon and legend of the Polish nation. Hussars are the samurai of the west. Honor to their memory 🏵️

[@cath6851]

One fact u missed is that wings evolved from eastern warfare where Cossacks and Tatars light and highly mobile cavalry used so called ARKAN which is kind of lasso to pull down heavier enemy rider from its horse. Simple stick or double above his head attached by leather stipes to back plate of rider or to saddle and undercutted for weakening spot prevent that highly effectively. Later that evolved into wings as symbol and psychical terror weapon. Polish Szlachta was very haughty at end. Otherwise great job.

[@jajajejehjune4301]

Nice!

[@treal1006]

Lithuania 🇱🇹 and Poland 🇵🇱 were formidable force , the only sad part that alot of western audience forget to mention Lithuania when they talk about Poland even doe they was one army facing their enemy shoulder to shoulder TOGETHER!

[@LadyClannadia]

Yeah thats true we are the best when united Lithuania and Poland . We should be proud of this 🇵🇱 🇱🇹

[@rohenthar8449]

Polish Thermopylae is forgotten in Poland, mostly it is done deliberately by the government who is celebrating failures instead of victories. Also dont forget about the Hussar armor which was very unique and innovative at that time.

[@vladstojanovski2615]

The feather of the wings on the backs of the hussars were USED to create high pitch sound while riding in full charge. The feathers interact with the air, vibrate and release sound similar to that of flying arrows. This sound along side trumpets, horns, and horses galloping caused higher stress and concentration failior along enemy lines.

[@actionjackson1stIDF]

I have always wondered why the elaborate wings and I read it predated Polish Wiged Hussars. I read this was done becasue both Avars and Mongols used lassos as a weapon and the Wings made it harder to throw a lasso over a man and pull him from his horse.

[@demolker132]

wings are a myth and the hussars did not use them during the battle, they were a symbol of the Polish white eagle and used only during parades, however, as to the noise that some people say, which was supposedly produced by the wings, it was caused by pennants on the lances, unfortunately I do not remember the specific name those pennants

[@mahu5766]

They used wings just as autor said.

[@demolker132]

On the 'Polish roll' a panoramic painting created in 1605 and portraying the arrival of Costance of Austria to Krakow, where she was to marry Sigismund III Vasa, then king of Poland. This Painting shows Polish cavalrymen including some using a single wing mounted to the back of the saddle (most notably the royal standard-bearer). This painting, a first depiction of winged hussars, by the way, is a good proof that the wings were most definitely used during parades for decorative purposes. Charles Ogier, visiting Poland in 1635 wrote wrote about military parade: 'Hussars, the most prestigious nobility on superior horses, in richly ornate armours; skins of lions, tigers and leopards flow from their backs. They carry enormously long lances with pennants. On their shoulders they carry imposing wings'. On the other hand, Guillaume de Beauplan, cartographer and engineer in Polish service in the years 1630-1648 left many information about Polish troops, including hussars but he never mentions wings. This corroborates the theory that wings were used predominantly on parades, but were used sparsely (or at least not that often) in actual combat.@@mahu5766

[@demolker132]

Hussars are also portrayed without wings on the 'Battle of Kircholm 1605 AD' by Pieter Snayers whose representation of the military equipment is considered accurate. In rare cases when hussars are depicted with wings, they are most often shown mounted to the saddle rather than the armour.@@mahu5766

[@stanisawkaczmarczyk5312]

Dziękuję i pozdrawiam z Polski

[@landsknecht1525]

The Winged Hussars were very impressive. I would love to see them ranked up against Takeda Shingen's cavalry who were the most famous samurai cavalry in history.

[@Gabryal77]

I heard him say that "Hussars were around at the partition of Poland" and I thought wow.. all the way to WW2? Then I remembered that that has happened more than once

[@JBROisUNDEAD]

WE REMEMBER, IN SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@lagbot8163]

Wings has been response to Tatar and Ottoman tactics. Their cavalry has been using type lassos called arkan, so Polish Hussars started attaching waxed feathers to the poles on their backs. This prevented being pull of the horse, since lasso would slip of feathers.

[@ralphgreenjr.2466]

I am honored to be descended from such men. My Grandfather, Ludwig Rafael Ciszewski was a Polish Cavalry Officer.

[@jasse803]

A heavy armoured mechanized division back in XVI-XVIII century? Here you go, I give you WInged Hussars!

[@robertlock5501]

Nice video -- from an Irishman :)

[@benczyrny6523]

I'm praying for Poland to back to Great and Powerful Shape 🙏 🇵🇱

[@amosmanfield1088]

Lol I doubt they could with the move they pulled in world War 2.

[@Edwin6932]

They have a professional military and they are capable to hold the line. I rather have them next to me than the German Army that is in decline due to the WOKE movements that has take away funding.

[@Falk4J]

Me too since we Germans only have traitors of our people in politics since decades now and our people being totally brainwashed by the communist agenda of our leaders. We need strong christian nations such as Poland and also Hungary. May God punish our leaders and restore Poland to power.

[@Pospolite-Ruszenie]

Poland was attacked by both Germany and the Soviet Union so… what did you expect. But they continued to fight in the east and west. I mean the polish fighter squad 303 had the most kills in the Battle of Britain even tho they joined a couple months after it started.

[@Pospolite-Ruszenie]

@@martinweaver7873 You are joking right? Do you know anything about history?

[@chrishamilton2527]

Poland👍👍👍❤️❤️

[@RafaelLopeztattoos]

where can i find these footages? is this from a movie? always wanted to see them in action

[@mariostepien4526]

Battle Of Vienna

[@RafaelLopeztattoos]

@@mariostepien4526 thank you!

[@garigari5494]

@@RafaelLopeztattoos Unfortunately, it's a poor movie. I hope that someday there will be a high-budget film showing the hussaria charge

[@mikadorek1]

“Ogniem i mieczem”, a bit of husars there. 1999 directed by Jerzy Hoffman. Great movie.

[@mikadorek1]

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[@flammenengel2002]

I immediately thought of the attack by the Rohan Riders in The Lord of the Rings.

[@rlop4604]

Hussar lance was so difficult to produce that today no one can do this

[@bejbimama6689]

Hussars horses were treated like a weapon. For selling hussar horses abroad of Poland the seller faced the death penalty.

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

Man, I was looking this up on wiki while playing this in the backround... you are reading that shit word-for-word. I'm smoking a bowl after a long day, and that really caught me off guard... just sort of realized my internal monolog was suddenly the same as the video.

[@davnav5456]

..and Hollywood still make films about Avengers.. :)

[@khaledmuhtasimfall2125]

Because movies about Hussars will inspire the western world in to Christianity

[@franktuminski8460]

@@khaledmuhtasimfall2125 You are right : Holywood has to much power

[@ichmalealsobinich]

the feather-wings of the polish winged hussars were not only for psychologic warfare but protected the rider from a sabre blow from behind.

[@mikewidyk4186]

The wings also made an eerie sound when approaching at fast speeds.

[@NekromDj]

I was told at school that this was also for the intent of defending against Tatar/Ottoman cavalry using lasso during battle to drag riders off their horse, while the wings blocked the lasso from envelopping the rider and just torn down the wing

[@PERUN_PL]

What? At the moment of screaming, the sound of horses' hooves or the screams of these people, do you think you would hear the rustling of feathers? To be precise, there was only one wing and it had an aesthetic meaning. And they did not protect the hussar from the saber. Hussars had tiger or wolf skins on their backs, and this protected them from wounds on their backs.

[@PR_nick]

The wings concealed the actual number and arrangement of the army in the next rows. Thanks to this, the commander of the Hussars could hide the concentration of a larger number on one of the wings and break the enemy with a quick maneuver. The second tactic of using the wings is to send the front charge in a loose formation and only 30-50m behind it the next rows. After the first ineffective volley of infantry, successive rows of horsemen accelerated and filled the vacant places in the formation. This, combined with a very long lance, resulted in the total annihilation of any infantry or cavalry formation of that time.

[@jamesham521]

History lessons for today

[@edwardsacharewicz5511]

My father's famiy were in history Sziachta. One of my ancestors is buried in the church of my families village. He died in Vienna during the Otterman siege. I myself have visited this tomb near the castle.

[@stevedunn5546]

So. How did they make the hollow lance? A very clever idea.

[@wtflol2721]

There was some way of drilling holes inside the lance. It was contained and kept secret from foreign countries. The hussars' attack involved a strike in one row (formation). One group hit the enemy and went to the sides and then turned to the rear. There she replenished. And she struck again. Therefore, a small number of hussars were comparable to a large standing army. Sometimes horses were exchanged and new lances were certainly taken. One hussar could lose (break) 6-7 lances in one fight. Losses among hussars were often negligible. When the defense collapsed, the enemies often panicked and began to flee, then different weapons were used. Koncerzy, ice axes, long sabers and pistols (which were inaccurate and single shot at that time)

[@bleflar9183]

It was done by gluing two halves of the lance together. No drilling required.

[@yarpenzirgin1826]

As bleflar explained. Hussars lances were glued together making them both lighter and stronger than pike of the infantry. The tradeoff was that they were more expensive to produce hence only the richest families were able to supply Hussar wariors. It was a great honor and pride to have a family member in Hussar formation, and also the indication of wealth and status.

[@bobdoby1810]

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[@januszostrowski7264]

Professional.

[@danakaleb4882]

Slava Polski! Hvala!

[@borystalar4570]

200 years of domination . End of story.

[@talusn9405]

Battle of Hodów In June 1694, Muslim Tatar troops invaded Polish territory with the intention of plundering the countryside for loot and capturing prisoners for ransom. Polish troops sent to stop them consisted of seven hussar banners and armored ones from the fortress of Okopy Holy Trinity and the Lair of the Virgin Mary, about 400 men in total; [9] historian Mirosław Nagielski estimates 100 hussars and 300 tankmen. [10] Tatar numbers have been estimated at 25,000 to 70,000, of which 40,000 is the most cited number. [11] About 40,000 [12] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hod%C3%B3w

[@retepeyahaled2961]

Very very good video! Only... the text is out of sync with the speech in the movie and occupies too big a part of the screen. Quite a waste for such a splendid production. But again, my compliments!

[@annamosier1950]

wow

[@reynewan8479]

Despite persian cataphracts it wasnt greater and efficient cavalry formation that polish winged hussars, especially that from corona but lithuanian was also deadly.

[@treal1006]

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, along with the Kingdom of Poland, jointly formed the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Winged Hussars were a notable cavalry unit within the Commonwealth, and members from both the Polish and Lithuanian territories served as part of this elite military formation during the 16th and 17th centuries. Its Polish and Lithuanian Hussars

[@podunkman2709]

The color of the pennants on the lances was inherited by the British from Polish formations: red-white.

[@TheGreenMeanMachine]

Pozdrowienia do polski z niemiec!!!

[@nijadbahnam9859]

Hussards were the best Heavy Cavalry in Europe but the best Cavalry in History were the Mongol Archer Cavalry. They were death made manifest.

[@invisiblehandofadamsmith]

wooow love them

[@darksonlolo6039]

Polish pride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alstahl8574]

Warrior breed! Semper Fi

[@annemaria5126]

Well, we still have the 'huzarensalade'. Proud men. Worth to be proud of.

[@hadeseye2297]

Wings also were a countermeasure to being caught up in a lasso.

[@Wolfen443]

The LOTR Cavalry charge is supposedly based on their attack in Vienna.

[@slavparadise]

Yes, that is actually correct. Tolkien said that the charge of Rohirim was inspired by the massive charge of winged hussars during the siege of Vienna, interesting pundit

[@bleflar9183]

@@slavparadise That is extremely cool, could you maybe link me the letter in which he said that?

[@vladimirradic6019]

02:08 "The first mention of the Polish Hussars appears in the early 1500s. Initially the Hussars in the service of the Polish king were Hungarians and exiled Serbs, mainly lancers. After their defeat by the Turks in 1389, Serbs carried on their spirited fight against the Ottomans in the ranks of other armies. The etymology of the word Hussar is atributed both to the Serb and the Hungarian languages. The etymology of the word hussar stems from the Serbian word gusar meaning wanderer/brawler. In Hungarian: huszar - 20 fiefdoms The Polish Hussars were modelled on the Hungarian Black Army, which was made up of well-paid, full-time mercenaries, who were mainly ... Bohemians, Germans, Serbs, Poles, and only later on also Hungarians. By the middle of the 16th century Polish hussars transformed into a heavily armored shock cavalry. Wings and leopard skins were used by Serbs first, which later influenced Polish Winged Hussars."

[@edgabrielocay3376]

they will live on.

[@jcas9362]

Bah. On September 12, 1683, the fighting at Vienna had gone on all day. The Ottomans were caught between and thoroughly roughed up by the mixed forces of Germany, Saxony, Bavaria, Baden and Polish/Lithuanian Infantry. There were even other tiny entities involved and a great many mercenaries. Vienna had provided a generous incentive for the resuce attempt - something which otherwise would not have happened. At 4:00 p.m., the first hussars made their appearance: 120 of them. They made a charge, successfully, but had to withdraw due to casualties. It wasn't until 6:00 p.m., late in a fall day, with the Ottomans already exhausted, that Sobieski led his 3000 hussars and 15,000 in their famous charge. They headed straight for the best source of loot, namely the headquarters and camp area, and crushed it. What would have been a retreat turned into a rout. The Viennese, having seen the hussars emerge from a wood, sallied out for the aftermath; somethign which profitted them well. Afterwards, it was noted that the infantry won the day and the hussars took all the credit. But not the loot. While there was plenty to go around, historically speaking, the Germans and the Viennese probably gathered the most. Vienna was never threatened by the Ottomans again.

[@yunusayma4413]

In response to this victory of the hussars, the Austrians thanked Poland by sharing Poland's share in 1792!... During the First World War, the Russian army came to the gates of Vienna. The Ottoman army under the command of Nuri Pasha came to the aid of Vienna and chased the Russians to the east of the Vistula River. However, during the same war years, when the British defeated the Ottomans in the Middle East and captured Jerusalem, the Viennese also thanked the Ottomans by celebrating this as a holiday... I wish we had not saved Vienna!...