Make more videos on polish wars with its neighbours the Russians the Swedes and the ottomans

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Bitwa pod Hodowem 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]

make more videos on second punic war

I get the feeling were eventually going to see more video's on this conflict. Am I right?

@@raigarmullerson4838 Ruskie more...

@@raigarmullerson4838 Russia more. Poland celebrates on 11 of November as a symbolic end of the IWW which brought country independence after 123 years. Russia has so huge complex of Poland that the quite new holiday was established by Stalinist Putin in 2004 to replace 7th of November official (but wrong) start of Bolshevik revolution. I am taking that as a complement on the Muscovite side.

In fact Russia havet celebrate that 1612 liberation until recent. Putin estabilished this day as national holyday. Day of hatred nothing less. Russion through the centuries made Polish occupation of Moscoq their justification of few cruel butcheries perpetrated on civilian Polish population. Another difference is that Polish occupation was for 2 years. Russian (+Prussian and Aaustrian) occupation was almost 150 years long. Another one, soviwt occupation after WW2 was for more than 40 years.

@Z80 From what I know England doesn't have an independents day. France never conquered England and never really held land in the British isles. And no, the Normans don't count as French. England however was very close to concurring all of France, but was saved twice, first by Philip II (Augustus) and later by Joan of arc. France does commemorate Joan of arc. I don't know about Philip.

@@gregszy8575, Unity Day was originally a holiday commemorated in the Russian Empire and later revived by Putin's Russia (technically, Yeltsin revived commemorating Russian independence from Poland but it was Putin who moved it to November 4), so that's not exactly accurate.

There is a joke that one of the Ivan IV's court people created a wings for human. They put him on the barrel of the gunpowder to make him fly.

Olga of Kiev also were creative. When Drevlians killed her husband, the king, they went so crazy and impudent so they sent people to her to tell her that the king is dead and she should come and marry their Prince Mal." Olga responded: "Your proposal is pleasing to me, indeed, my husband cannot rise again from the dead. But I desire to honor you tomorrow in the presence of my people. Return now to your boat, and remain there with an aspect of arrogance. I shall send for you on the morrow, and you shall say, "We will not ride on horses nor go on foot, carry us in our boat." And you shall be carried in your boat." When the Drevlians returned the next day, they waited outside Olga's court to receive the honor she had promised. When they repeated the words she had told them to say, the people of Kiev rose up, carrying the Drevlians in their boat. The ambassadors believed this was a great honor as if they were being carried by palanquin. The people brought them into the court where they were dropped into a trench that had been dug the day before under Olga's orders where the ambassadors were buried alive. It is written that Olga bent down to watch them as they were buried and "inquired whether they found the honor to their taste. Olga then sent a message to the Drevlians that they should send "their distinguished men to her in Kiev, so that she might go to their Prince with due honor." The Drevlians, unaware of the fate of the first diplomatic party, gathered another party of men to send "the best men who governed the land of Dereva." When they arrived, Olga commanded her people to draw them a bath and invited the men to appear before her after they had bathed. When the Drevlians entered the bathhouse, Olga had it set on fire from the doors, so that all the Drevlians within burned to death. Olga sent another message to the Drevlians, this time ordering them to "prepare great quantities of mead in the city where you killed my husband, that I may weep over his grave and hold a funeral feast for him."[21] When Olga and a small group of attendants arrived at Igor's tomb, she did indeed weep and hold a funeral feast. The Drevlians sat down to join them and began to drink heavily. When the Drevlians were drunk, she ordered her followers to kill them, "and went about herself egging on her retinue to the massacre of the Drevlians." According to the Primary Chronicle, five thousand Drevlians were killed on this night, but Olga returned to Kiev to prepare an army to finish off the survivors. The initial conflict between the armies of the two nations went very well for the forces of Kievan Rus', who won the battle handily and drove the survivors back into their cities. Olga then led her army to Iskorosten (what is today Korosten), the city where her husband had been slain, and laid siege to the city. The siege lasted for a year without success when Olga thought of a plan to trick the Drevlians. She sent them a message: "Why do you persist in holding out? All your cities have surrendered to me and submitted to tribute, so that the inhabitants now cultivate their fields and their lands in peace. But you had rather die of hunger, without submitting to tribute." The Drevlians responded that they would submit to tribute, but that they were afraid she was still intent on avenging her husband. Olga answered that the murder of the messengers sent to Kiev, as well as the events of the feast night, had been enough for her. She then asked them for a small request: "Give me three pigeons ... and three sparrows from each house." The Drevlians rejoiced at the prospect of the siege ending for so small a price, and did as she asked. Olga then instructed her army to attach a piece of sulphur bound with small pieces of cloth to each bird. At nightfall, Olga told her soldiers to set the pieces aflame and release the birds. They returned to their nests within the city, which subsequently set the city ablaze. As the Primary Chronicle tells it: "There was not a house that was not consumed, and it was impossible to extinguish the flames, because all the houses caught fire at once." As the people fled the burning city, Olga ordered her soldiers to catch them, killing some of them and giving the others as slaves to her followers. She left the remnant to pay tribute.

I'm Pole, just only for info. That's true, the problem was they were extremly expensive, I do not remember numbers, but remember when I red in good history book cost of equippment of 1 Husar, I was in shock. They like were like F35 of present days and Poland, due to many circumstances, was not able to "produce" enough number of them. Pity.

Po to są konie , kto staje w miejscu i walczy na koniu ? Kawaleria ma uderzać i niszczyć ! Cofnąć się i uderzyć ponownie zmiatajac przeciwników .

You are masters of backstabbing and torturing prisoners. Here you have no equal.

In reality, horses were trained to stomp on enemies. The training lasted at least 2 years

@@tvr538 po rozbiciu formacji przeciwnika to się właśnie robi, stoi w miejscu i bije z góry

ahaha lie more

@@user-gd9bi2hg5m hahaha

Lie!? Its more than 1 to 10! We attack! And funny fact. We get Smoleńsk from Russia many times. Once even from Moscow side and commander said "From this side we never conquered this city". Its said many thing how Russians lost to us.

@@user-gd9bi2hg5m Cope more.

We are stronger, we have 2k hussars :) There is famous quote from Jan Karol Chodkiewicz - when they say to him about countless enemies, he said "we count them after battle/we will count them with a saber. And i think it is beautiful.

We will We just need to get rid of politicians!

We will once Russia stops attacking us and stops to pretend they are the "best and strongest" when in reality they are the least developed Slavic country and places like Slovenia or Czechia or Poland have so much to show compared to Russia.

its funny to watch this. and WHERE WERE the 11 Russian cannons throughout the battle??? its funny to look at these inventions.

@@fyurerys ?

@@fyurerys Well i guess famous russian corruption already has been a thing back then, lol

In Poland we have to be cerful with bringing about an old story of our Empire now. The Anglo Sax , America ,Gremany for WWII ,Russia or France and particuraly Jewish have wast intrest use Poland now into making as fight not our battle. First 70 years history after WWII is twisted and distorted around the world about Polish forgoten been victim of the WWII genacide for first us and secondly Jewish occupay by Gremany (NAZI) here in Poland. The WWII started in Poland by Nazi Germany agains Polish not Jewish we wear the target not Jewish the war was in Poland with us resisting partition from WWI all ready. Smolensk 10 April 2010 air plane crash killed the whole Polish establishment president and 96 high ranking most important officials killed not accident but order from Putin set by petrader German and Russian papet Donald Tusk he recive order "Charles Charlemagne The Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire". Few weeks after and later position in EU deputy. We keep in mind to change the curse of the future by been aware and create a new stranghthenet aliance lead the filed without those parasites.

well russian had 30k men, so only is applicable

Żółkiewski hetman miał 12000 tys jazdy

@@marcinde1757 co ty powiesz? a smoki tez mial?

Stanisław Żółkiewski was beheaded by Ottoman soldiers at the Battle of Çuçoro in 1620.

More like disorginized(in a minor not major way) and winded they needed to get orginized and ready to attack again.

@@RedRocket4000 repeated charges were normal tactic by winged hussars and in an ideal situation they would grab a new lances from the camp and attack again and again and again, no cavalry could do anything like that

@@RedRocket4000 Eh NO, it shows their superior organization and maneuver capabilities, which is a fact echoed by many then contemporary observers. And after they’ve charged and didn’t achieve a breakthrough then they needed to return back to their supply wagons and resupply with new lances which break after impaling enemies during a charge.

Poles were fighting in the 'western" style. Simply the "western" style of several centuries past. It worked very well until they suffered casualties that they couldn't replenish.

@@Oppetsismiimsitsitc In medieval days that was true, although it later developed into an original style of tactic called "the old Polish arrangement" but that is a different subject. Polish style it was always a hybrid of original style with Western elements. My comment was about classic Western style arranged by Maurice of Nassau which was replaced within less than 50 years by King Bathory of Poland and Jan Zamoyski (cavarly) and Gustav Adolf (infantry and artillery). Which losses you are taking about? In the 16th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth haven't lost too many battles. The biggest disaster during old style of fighting being battle of Cosmin Forest 1497, but this had no impact on the fighting style till Bathory reforms from which a classic form of winged hussars emerged. Which battles you have in mind?

Żółkiewski being a mastermind is one thing, but Polish cavaliers being the best equipped and best trained in the region - is another thing. The same hussars army managed to prevent the Turkish expansion on Europe in the battle of Vienna, 1683. And the much larger Turkish army was back then much better motivated and trained than the Russian during their 'Troubles'.

So why was poland conquered by Russia if they had such military giniuses

@@malmalachy5331 so why did Russia conquer Poland than guess they were better trained

@@tonyjoka2346 Poland Wasn't conquered, it was partitioned. If we back then haved better political system that time Poland would never be partitioned.

I still don't understand how the difference in the number of troops is that much, but still able to win the battle. many cases like this, can someone explain it to me. if this is a sword vs gun battle I can understand.

Thank you so much!

All cool bro, but why would you emphasize that it’s safe? Like… when it was not safe? What is this, Zimbabwe or EU?

@@paulie_one_eye He's probably from the USA. Europe, and perhaps even more so Poland, are considerably safer than the USA. I like to think about America as the wild West.

@@paulie_one_eye probably to compare with domek other EU countries

@@paulie_one_eye because usa and uk are shift- holes with cartels and gangsters roaming streets so being in a safe city is something exotic to them

Because of our arogance and greedy nobility we lost with russia in the end

@@urano_0241 There were more factors. The most important was the "Swedish Deluge", which destroyed the First Republic more than the Second World War. Another reason was the backward economy, which did not take part in the agricultural revolution and thus the country stopped earning money from its main export commodity - grain.

@@urano_0241 with Muscovy*

the Union of Poland and Lithuania was unique not because it was the largest in Europe and poured skin on its neighbors - but because it was a country of free people. Poles, Lithuanians, Czechs, Ruthenians, Tatars, Germans, Cossacs, Catholics and Protestants, Orthodox and Jews, Armenians and Greek Catholics, Uniates and Arians, Muslims lived side by side freely and without harassment. They had the same rights, and the Jews even had exceptional rights - hence so many of them settled here. He was a king, but he could not kill anyone without the approval of the nobility. He ruled together with his subjects. And they wanted to join the Commonwealth, not MUST, as it was in the neighboring countries.

We are on the way up again

And how little they are known in the history of the world, apart from Sobieski.

Ever heard of Suvorov Russian general? He is the reason why Poland suffered 2 partitions out of 3.

@@Boyar300AV Suvorov? He was a good commander, a slighty primitive man but not a politician. The partitions of Poland were carried out by the Germans. After all, it was Germans that ruled Russia then. Who was Catherine II if not a Prussian princess? The initiative came fromPrussia, an artificial state and a former vassal of the Polish Kingdom until the second half of the 17th century. Polish kingdom literally nourished a viper snake in its bosom. A Prussian viper that poisoned and killed the polish crowned Republic. And Prussia was supported discreetly by the City of London. Interestingly, earlier in the 18th century, the Habsburg empire had almost been partitioned, it was so weak, and it was the Austrian chancellor Kaunitz who, in order to distract Prussia, proposed the partitions of Poland instead of Austria. The Russians themselves were the last to wish for complete partitions of the Republic of Poland. One needs to study the subject to begin to see these matters more deeply.

@@cetus4449 Russia won majority of battles and annexed greatest part of Poland during paritions. Austria and Prussia got their parts just to ensure they wont join Poland. Catheriea was of Prussian origin but also waged war against Prussia? Suvorov being primitve man who beat Poland so hard that Warsaw became part of Russia for 2 centuries.

@@Boyar300AV Sry but u confused Empress Elizabeth with that whore Catherine II? Let me clarify: Suvorov was perceived as primitive in the sense of "crude". This was how he was judged even at the tsarina's court. He presented mentality of a soldier who was interested only in the war and was submissive to the tsarina like a faithful dog. Let's compare your Suworow with the protagonist of the video material: Grand Crown Hetman Żółkiewski - a highly educated magnate, writer, caring for his estate and subjects. A loving husband and father of family. He is not only an competent commander, but also a skilled politician. Although loyal to the throne, did not hesitate to criticize the policies of his monarch. It was Żólkiewski who stabilized the situation in Moscow, effectively ending the Great Sorrow. The Muscovy peasants themselves supplied his army because he maintained high discipline and ordered his soldiers to pay for food and punished looting. He chased the impostor away and disciplined numerous Polish adventurers harrasing Moscow from the Steppes to the White Sea. And above it all he was a supporter of the Trinity Union idea, i.e. the joining of the Grand Duchy of Moscow to the PLC union - and granting of rights and privileges to Moscow boyars to end of despotic rule. He had the support of "Семибоярщину" and as long as he was present in Moscow he stabilized the situation..

Same thing close to Danzig

Gothenburg was not built yet in 1610 and Helsingfors/Helsinki is named Stockholm

@@user-mc8ow8me9o its gdańsk not Danzig

Yes, this small detail is still important.🤗💯👍

yea it is small, so st fu

Polish cavalrymen were mainly nobility with military rigor, money, good horses and service. On the other side was an undisciplined mob. Most of the wars of the 17th century were won by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, taking advantage of the weaknesses of the Turks, Cossacks, Muscovites, Tatars, Swedes and Brandenburg. What plunged Poland and Lithuania was the desire to convert everyone around to Catholicism.

@@pije_whiskey What plunged Poland-Lithuania was the oversized and extremely selfish szlachta.

@@pije_whiskey Yeah, no need to convert anyone ever, on my part. Still, those were some odd numbers if you're fighting a battle; how are you going to throw your few men against a wall of humanity like that? Nuts.

@@pije_whiskey acording to my knowledge Poland was tolerant of other religions - 28.01.1573 konfederation of varsowie. Due to this befor ww2 we had bigest jews communites im europ. Just they prefered the higher ups to be catholic. If you look for downfall it is clearly the magnats wich become to powerful. There is a saing "aristocrat on farm equal to voivode" and they rly created kingdoms in kingdom. There is a movie "potop" - flood, very long and preaty old. But its got arguably best - most realistic sword fight scen in all of movies.

@@pije_whiskey Not exactly, Russians were trained heavily in Western style of fighting. For example they were broken while preforming karakole which was classic western manoeuvre. To be honest Poles from time to time also were preforming karakole, but Polish karakole were preformed differently. It was deadly and quite insane enterprise. 🙂

Most of the territories before the unification were Lithuanian. Before the unification Lithuania was a lot larger than Poland.

The aftermath of Poland's vicory - disappeared twice from the map of Europe. Maybe they would have had been better off attacking in June and then, after the commonly occuring defeat, maybe had the chance to keep their country more or less independent? 😆

@@stanislav7920 I wonder if there were enough smart people to think about it at the time...

Conquering a troubled land with traitors helping the invadors is not to be neglected...

@Alexandre Mendes well every single empire who deatroyed Poland are not on map anymore );

what virtue though?

@@KronStaro Maybe I got it wrong into english. I think he meant "Courage"

@@rafalx1717 yes seems like it translates to "courage" from Latin. The reason why asked though is because there was no virtue in a war of conquest.

@@KronStaro what do you mean, there is always much virtue conquering russia

Stanisław Żółkiewski was beheaded by Ottoman soldiers at the Battle of Çuçoro in 1620.

First of all Poland is located in the CENTRAL Europe not Eastern. Now there you go something more Russia always has allied to beat Poland because they have never succed doing that alone. Partitions of Poland were partioned by Russia,Prussia and Austra so that was 3 VS 1. Russo-Polish War (1919-1920) POLISH VICTORY even after partition of Poland in the best when new Polish army was reborn and still kicked ass of the commies. Not to mention russians had over 2 million more soldiers than Polish and were better advanced. When WW2 started Russia and Germany had a Pact called Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact between those two countries about no agression just to take over Poland together.

@@hussar1512 Poland is Eastern Europe. Cope

@@zakariamattu8613 Mightve been more eastern a few hundred years ago... nowadays it is central, just look at the map bro

@@fuzekle No one cares about "central" Europe bullshit. Your inferiority complex is showing.

@@zakariamattu8613 Nah, you are simply delusional.

324 years later ;)

Tak był potomkiem Polaków.

@@pioter6566 haha, bardzo możliwe, owszem.

Battle of Agincourt reference?

@@nobaskikofane3637 Most of the French attackers in Agincourt were dismounted men-at-arms I believe.

@@nobaskikofane3637 Crecy and Nikopolis too (and some less known).

Ancient days poland and bulgaria were tough. Then they declined.

The Polish winged hussars were one of the most effective military forces in the world history. The Hussars were undefeated over a period of over 100 years and are therefore the most effective cavalry in world history. Usually, a Hussars attack caused complete destruction of the opponent’s forces, and no military formation of that period was able to effectively resist the Hussar charge. These were the elite of the Polish army being a unique, highly trained, extremely disciplined, manoeuvrable, hard-hitting, heavy cavalry. The ultimate shock cavalry. The hussars were individually well skilled in horsemanship and the use of their arms through a lifetime of practice and a major part of their training was to combine these individuals into a single unit. But even more important than these factors I have listed was the special kopia lance of the Polish hussars. The main offensive weapon was a over 5-6 m long hollow composite lance, much longer than the old knights lances as well as being much lighter due to their hollow construction. This extraordinary length was achieved by boring out the core of the lance from the point up to the handle so the hollow construction allowed the extreme length. At the attack, the lances are held in the position of "half­way up the horse's ear. The much longer reach was especially useful against pikemen with always a lot shorter pikes. The Hussars were the only cavalry who successfully attacked Pike Formations head-on! Of course they would rather flank them. Useful was also the gałka a wooden ball at the gravity point protecting the hand and helped balance the lance. An approx. 2.5 silk pennon was attached to the kopia below the point. Besides being beautiful decoration, these had several functions. They served as a distinctive sign. By the sound they made like wings they could also panic their opponents' horses, if they were not used to the dramatic sight and sounds. The same goes for some opposing soldiers. The lance point was of course from steel. The point was supported with additional metal reinforcing straps running down the shaft, which also helped protect the wood below the point from a saber cut. The production of this lances was state secret that was never broken! The Hussars actually had 2 types of lances at their disposal. The one just described extra length Kopia and the 3-3,5 m long not hollow demi-lance kopijka that was used against light cavalry especially of Cossacks, Tatars and Turks. For long marches, the lances were transported in wagons but during in combat formation, the base of the lance was place in a metal cup attached by leather straps to the saddle. Polish hussars trained also by targeting with their lances, at full gallop small rings. Through this kind of training the lance attacks of the hussars were amazingly precise. So the hussars were able to hit specific unprotected body parts of the enemy or to kill the horses of the cavalry. As a rule, extra length Kopia broke on impact so it was a one-use weapon that broke in the attack. For this reason, and because it was a very expensive weapon, it was the only weapon furnished by the military authorities. Not infrequently two enemies of a very dense combat formation were pierced on impact, sometimes even three or more. A Hussar once killed six musketeers in one thrust in battle of Klushino. Mostly, panic arose after the impact and the remaining fleeing enemies were cut down with close combat weapon. The unique part of the hussars was also their battle field tactics which gave the Polish army a powerful striking force, superior to all other European cavalry for over two century. The hussar's armor was relatively light in comparison to the heavy cavalry of the West and this allowed them to charge as the horses maximum speed, while Western heavy cavalry depended more on the actual weight of their troops rather than speed. This also allowed the hussars to move form standing to charge speed relatively quickly. In addition to the long lance was this quick change of speed and or direction and their ease of movement that led to much of their success. The charge started at a slow pace and in a relatively loose formation. to minimize losses by firearms. It was not until the last few meters that the riders joined together to form a line, practically knee to knee, and hit the enemy like a wall with lances! The ultimate shock cavalry! More specifically, the attack looked like this! Riders slowly passed the first 50-60 meters. Lances were lifted up. During next 150 meters Hussars increased their speed to trot. 150 meters in front of the opponent, the lances were lowered to combat position and the trot went into a gallop. At 50-60 m before the enemy line, the horses were running gallop (the maximum speed was 60 km/h). With a loud cry. The Winged Hussars hammered into the ranks of the enemy. The sough of the wings, the thunder of the horses' hooves, and the roar of the hussars produced a frightening thunder. The enemy was hit by a spiked thunderous wall. It was possible to repeat the charge several times until the enemy formation broke (they had supply wagons with spare lances). But the attack caused often complete destruction of the opponent’s forces, and no military formation of that period was able to effectively resist the Polish Hussar charge. For this reason, some armies did not even try to confront them face to face. Instead of risking an immediate defeat, certain opponents have become entrenched. The Poles then usually besieged them. By the way, the hussars have always modified their combat tactics based on the opponent with which they were to measure up to. For example, when fighting the Tatars, they often left their lances behind and were more likely to use firearms - Tatars were a fast-paced, but poorly armored cavalry, so the Hussars were prone to fire pistols. On the other hand, when the Hussars fought with the Swedish army (which comprised mostly of infantry), the lances were their primary weapon. Wings: The hussars are of course famous for their legendary wings, though these were not always worn. They consisted of wooden or steel bars with feathers, which protruded above the rider's head. Originally they were attached to the saddle and then to the armor. Eagle feathers, ostrich feathers or colored goose feathers were used. Various proposals have been put forward for the reasons for their use. Such as! The Wings made a rushing sound together with the pennon in the charge. It was a thundering wall with long spikes that hit the enemy. The absolute shock! More shock cavalry is not possible.The wings should prevent Tatar lasso attacks and to defend the backs against saber attacks. Combined with the wild animal skins and lance pennons, their effect was also psychological. By increasing the size and magnificence of the horse and rider they made them look more fearsome and troubled the enemy's horses.. In addition, the enemy units recognized from far the wings, therefore they knew that there are these really tough opponents who will fight hard! So even before the battle, the enemy was afraid by recognizing the hussars.

Here are some of the Hussars' victories, in most of this battles they were clearly outnumbered! Hundreds of of battles in the entire Polish history were epic and out of those, at least dozens were absolutely unique, especially the battles of the Hussars! All these battles of polish Hussars were victorious! The polish Hussars were undefeated for over 100 years! The attacks by the hussars in all these battles were mostly decisive for the Polish victories in these battles. All the numbers are historically verified! No exaggeration here! 1577 Battle of Lubieszów: Polish empire 1,450 cavalry (1135 hussars) and the transylvanian vassal 1,050 infantry vs. Gdansk 12,000. The hussars attacked flank, with this, the entire Gdansk army broke and fled, and the hussars kept up the chase right to the Gdansk city gates. Losses: Gdansk 4400 dead and 5,000 taken prisoner, Poland and the vassal 100 wounded, 88 deaths. 1581 Battle of Mogilev (battle and siege): Less than 1,000 Poles (including 200 hussars, ca. 150 medium cavalry and ca. 150 cossack light- as well as armed civilians of the city of Mogilev) - defeated 30,000 Russians and Tatars. Polish fcasualties were minimal. Defenders of the city lost only 2 wounded people, nobody out of 200 hussars was killed (even though many were wounded) 1588 The Battle of Byczyna: 6,000 Poles vs. 6,500 Austrian! A Polish hussar counterattack on the left flank mauled Austrian cavalry and forced his army to start giving ground. The bloody retreat quickly turned into a general wild escape. The entire battle lasted approximately one to two hours. The Poles took control of Austrian artillery and turned the guns on the town. Before the Polish forces began their assault, Maximilian surrendered and was taken prisoner. Casualties: Poland 1,000 Austria 2,000 1600 Battle of Curtea de Argeș: Polish army of 1450, including 950 Hussars, defeated more than 7,000 Wallachians. Since the Hussars bore the brunt of the battle, one can find out that they have defeated 7 times the number! 1601 Battle of Wenden: The battle is significant as the first encounter between Swedish riders and Polish hussars. 700 Poles (including 350 Polish hussars) vs. more than 3,000 Swedish. Wiki quote: "The Swedish riders attempting to use Caracole tactics were faced with the charge of the hussars, commonly used on battlefields by the Polish armies. The fight did not last long, and the Swedish cavalry run away. When the retreating Swedish cavalry rode through the frozen river Gauja ice broke under the weight of the horses, causing further losses to the Swedish forces." Losses: Poland 10 dead 60 wounded , Sweden 1,900 dead and wounded, 100 captured. 1601 Battle of Kokenhausen: Polish empire 300 infantry and 2,700 cavalry vs. Sweden 900 infantry 4,000 cavalry! Polish cavalry first broke the Swedish left flank. The Swedish counterattack on the right flank, which while initially successful, was in turn broken by the Polish hussar counterattack. Poland 200 losses and Sweden 2,000-3,000 losses. 1604 Battle of Weissenstein: Polish empire 2300 vs. Sweden 5000! The Swedish army was pushed to the swamp by the Hussars. Losses: Sweden 3000 killed and wounded Poland: 50 killed, 100 wounded 1604 Battle of Novgorod-Seversky: Polish empire 15,000 vs. Russia 40,000 and 1500 in garrison of Novhorod-Siverskyi. The hussars decide the battle by smashing the right wing of the Russian army and by throwing the center into chaos. 1605 Battle of Kircholm: Polish empire and the vassal Duchy of Courland 3,440 (1,750 hussars, 200 riders, 450 light Cossacks and Tatars, 1,040 Haiduk-style infantry) vs. Sweden supported by Scottish, Dutch and German, mercenaries. 8,358 pike and shot formations, 2,500 riders and 11 cannons so a total of 10,868! The Hussars launched a devastating charge against the enemy which ended the battle in the decisive victory of the Polish forces. The battle was decided in all of 20 minutes! Losses: Poland 100 killed and 200 wounded, Sweden 7,600-8,000 killed and captured! 1610 Battle of Klushino: The enemies outnumbered the Polish army 5 to 1. The crushing victory of Polish army 6,800 including about 5,600 Hussars against 35,000 Russian and Swedish troops. The size of the enemy made that the hussar have to charge even 10 times. The battle opened the way for Poles to Moscow, where Polish prince Władysław became the tsar. Losses: Poland 400 , Russia 5,000. 1621 Battle of Khotyn: Polish empire 25,000 and 20,000 Cossaks vs. 120,000-160,000 Ottoman troops. Around 10,000 Ottomans moved to attack, but then three squadrons of hussars counterattacked with 650 men. The Sipahi could not withstand the charge and they retreated chaotically. The Polish charge inflicted heavy casualties and had a huge impact on the morale of the Ottoman army. Losses: Ottomans ca. 40,000, Poland ca. 14,000 1624 Battle of Martynów: 5,000 Poles and Cossacks (600 hussars) vs. 15,000 Crimean Tatars! The counterattack of only 600 hussars in connection with a Polish faked withdrawal was crucial to the battle. Polish forces pursued the fleeing Tatars to capture or kill them. 1629 Battle of Trzciana: Polish empire 1,300 hussars and 1,200 light cavalry and 2,000 Habsburg riders vs. Sweden 5,500 cavalry and 1,300 infantry. The enemy was rout by a decisive, devastating attack by the hussars. Poland and Habsburg 300 losses and Sweden 600 killed and 200 captured! 1651 Battle of Berestechko: For the Polish empire a total of 80,000 men army fought. Which consisted of 30,000 Pospolite ruszenie militias, a large number of loyal to Poland Cossacks Hungarian, Tatar and from the German lands mercenaries, Polish heavy Pancerni cavalry and Winged Hussars vs. 100,000 Cossacks 50,000 Crimean Tatars and several thousands Turks, and Vlachs so in total 200,000. So a Polish 80,000 army against a 200,000 Ottoman army. On first day of the battle Polish cavalry pancerni and Hussars repulsed the Tatars, who suffered heavy losses. This victory spurred the rest of the Polish troops on! The Poles scoffed the Poles were victorious "since their army sustained that first attack cheerfully and in high spirits". The battle was then decided in favor of the Poles due to the overwhelming firepower of the artillery and infantry! Losses: Poland 700, Crimean Tatars and Cossacks 40,000 to 80,000! 1660 Battle of Kutyszcze: 140 Polish Hussars vs. 3,500 Russians and Cossacks! Two incomplete Hussar banners of the Polish forces operating in the east of the empire, caught up the retreating Russian-Cossacks army. 140 Polish horsemen devastated 3,500 Russian cavalry and Cossack infantry, gaining an enemy stock. In this encounter Hussars did not suffer any losses. The power relation was thus: 25:1! 1660 Battle of Polonka: 13,000 on the Polish side vs, 9,000 Russians! The Polish hussars and pancerni cavalry made the crucial attacks. On the Polish side were 300 killed and on the Russian side were 4,200 killed. 1672 Battle of Komarno: 2,500 Poles (1,500 hussars) vs. a marauding horde of 10,000 Tatars. The slaughter of the invaders continued until nighttime, and only 1,500 Tatars managed to cross the Dniester, and return to their homeland. Polish forces also freed some 20,000 civilians, captured by the hordes. The Polish losses were low! 1672 Battle of Kałusz: 1,500 Polish Hussars against 8,000 Ottomans, Cossacks and Tatars. Losses: The Hussars had only a few wounded, the enemies of the Poles had 6000 fallen! 1673 Battle of Khotyn: Polish empire 29,000-30,000 and 65 cannons vs. Ottomans, 35,000. The 1670 hussars have won an important victory against the Ottoman Sipahi cavalry! Poland: 2,000 killed and wounded, Ottomans 20,000 killed and wounded 1675 Battle of Lwów: Polish empire 6,000 vs. Ottomans 20,000! According to Wikipedia, the Hussars pursuit of the Ottoman cavalry lasted until the dusk. 1694 Battle of Hodów: Polish victory because the enemy was repulsed! Known also as one of Polish Thermopylae. 300 Polish Pancerni heavy cavalry and 100 Polish hussars charged in first encounter the 700-strong Tatar vanguard and made them withdraw. Due to overwhelming enemy numbers Polish forces retreated to Hodów village and fortified the position with everything they found. The impact lasted 6 hours. When the Poles ran out of ammunition, they fired at their enemies by putting arrows into pistols. Unable to defeat the Poles, the Tatars sent Polish-speaking Lipka Tatars who defected to the enemy to convince the Polish troops to surrender. The Polish commander replied "Come and get us if you can". Thereupon the Tatars withdrew and gave up on the entire raid. This example reflects the knightly spirit of the Polish hussars but also of the Pancerni. Honor, bravery, and sacrafice for the homeland were valued the most amongst by them. So 100 hussars and 300 Pancerni successfully repelled the attack of about 40,000 Crimean Tatars and forced the enemy to retreat. Incredible that 400 against 40,000 have prevailed but really true! What is the difference betwen 300 Spartans of the Thermopylae and 400 Hussars and Pancerni of Hodów? Hussars won their fight. 1683 Battle of Vienna: The most famous battle of the hussars! Hussars’s charge of Polish king Jan III Sobieski broke the siege of Vienna and forced the Ottoman army to retreat.

@@GreatPolishWingedHussars very impressive!

@@marceloseixas895 Thanks!

No wonder. They have respect to Poles - they received wpierdol from Poland several times. Poles do not give a fck. In 1920 they kicked russian ass back to Asia. In 1989 they demolished soviet block.

They are beaten out of Moscow

​@@okakokakiev787 Both battles ended in tactical victory for the Russians. They managed to repel the Commonwealth army, and the garrison of the Kremlin, which had run out of supplies, capitulated on November 7, 1612. News of the capitulation reached Polish King Sigismund III on December 8 at Volokolamsk, less than 30 kilometers away. Upon finding out about this, the king, who was on his way to help the garrison, decided to halt the march and head back to Poland.

@@dominikk5880 thanks for detailed description

@@okakokakiev787 youre welcome

Ukrainians (Rusins) almost burned down Moscow in 1618, lol.

Polish invasion force ended by cannibalism at the end. Nice end of wannabe invaders

@@bodyguardik So when Day of Moscow’s Liberation from Polish Invaders? Oh yes 4 November 🤣

Polska i Rosja to 1000 lat wojen.

@@tvr538 Mozna viacero.

that were only 2 foreighns armies in Moscow, Mongols and Polish. Mongols presently are not in the game ..... we (Polish) are in the game.

​@@captainbaboo7677 You forgot Napoleon.

@@bycmoze999 You are wright, I forgot Napoleon, maybe couse he was for very short time. And he was with polish solgiers as well, so we were there 2 times.

@@captainbaboo7677 French were there too.

Yes.Then was Pozarsky uprising and surrounded on Kremlin Polish soldiers .died from starvation.But it is another story

@hafta fakeit the duty of the Polish people

*to

Removing comments doesn't change the truth. Poles are always first to fight and first ones to be discarded later on, like they are nothing.

Did you hear about the Polish rocket, it went to the sun at night

@@johnkeane6086 i just guess this is supposed to be a joke that reflects your realy sad humour , just by that I can tell you are lonely.

my wiemy....

Ale oni nie wiedzą.

Cause swedes are gay. And always been

there were like 200 Poles then. It was GDL general who had won...

Swedes don't have a great interest in that period because of the losses, just as Poles don't have a great interest in the Great Northern War despite being fought in Poland for many years - because of the losses. I took a quick look at the Wikipedia articles of the Livonian battles in 1601-05, and it's obvious many important Swedish sources are missing. For example, the Swedes themselves estimates a few hundred Swedish losses at the Battle of Kokenhusen 1601, not 2,000-3,000 dead as the article currently says - and that's just one article. So yes: More Swedish sources are needed here (and I might add them sometimes later).

That's not the first nor the last time we achived this

@@Spacey_key It is not 'we' more like, 'our ancestors'!

@@Nero-wv7em don't give a fuck

Its polish version. In reality they end by cannibalistic feast on each over to under siedge by simple rebellians made of common citizens of Russia

@@bodyguardik Wow, don't know your fantasy book but I want to read it. From where could I buy it?

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was powerfull union, lasted few hundred years. Won many battles (check out also Battle of Kircholm (1605) and Battle of Khotyn (1621)). Most of the time enemy outnumber them. Polish hussars take what was best from western europe and eastern europe - good horses, best quality armors. Basically, mobile Phalanx.

@@Everthus4 Never thought of them that way. Mobile heavy armored phalanx basically sounds like a proto-tank.

@@Johnny3Batony it was necessary. They needed mobile units, that can move great distance, and kill every enemy (including pikes like under Kircholm). But hussars were extremely expansive, best equipment, horses, and there was only few of them. Biggest battle with hussars was Battle of Vienna 1683, and Sobieski had only ~3k of them.

The attack of the Hussars was reminiscent of the attack of German tanks during the Blitzkrieg of the last war, settling the battles to their own advantage

Awesome, thank you!

Yes, but Polish one is from 1918. So 300 yr. later.

It was the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that won, not the Crown, not the Grand Duchy. They both did, together!

How did historic Lithuania lose so much size? It's kinda sad how small it is now compared to 15th century

@@julianhermanez1694 the same can be said about Bulgaria, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Austria, Hungary, Portugal, Belgium, etc.

I hope they one day cover the Battle of Blue Waters, that's a pretty shinning moment that hardly ever gets mentioned and that's an 100% Lithuanian victory.

On the other hand, Kirholm was a "pure Lithuanian" victory. Remember brother that whole "dymitriady" was a joint operation of Polish and Lithuanian magnates

❤🤝

Yes they do

If poland wants to be strong russia must kneel

Orc subhuman.

Our peoples will always choose fun and brotherhood friendship. Politicians do otherwise.

very adavance for you

With the Internet we have TikTok, Instagram and other things that fuel narcists and allows other degeneracy to thrive. We also have things that standard TV would not expose you to.

Coward also fled to Novgorod when Tatars neared Moscow in 1571. They sacked Moscow unimpeded few years prior.

I have heard that Ivan the Terrible's mother was actually a Polish Noblewoman and he used that as a pretext to run in the Polish King election??

@@tomskonieczka2385 yep.

@@greyralph1637 and yet under his rule Russian territory was massively expanded to the south and East

@@DAS63 and the U.S. felt Iraq like I feel a speedbump in 2003. Sibir and Kazan were ripe targets because of the wide power disparity between Muskovy and the relative backwaters.

Kind of. 'Poland invades Russia' is a huge overestatement. It was more like a private enterprise of the king, the parliament was against. That's why the Polish forces were so tiny. The nobles had no obligation to pay taxes or participate in an offensive war if they didn't want to, and they didn't want this war.

Traitorous scam.

@@toomaskotkas4467 Why tho?

@@Hello-xh3rx *though Because poles hate Russia and Russians. Always have, always will be.

Yes sad that we were always rivals and the enemy in our history

@@toomaskotkas4467 I love my country Russia and I will always love but that doesn’t mean I need to hate other countries cause of political situation and yea i know that some poles are really russophobic but there are good people amongst them

Husaria skrzydła nosiła tylko podczas parady, na walkę je zdejmowała. :)

@@kaes2000 nie prawda. Mamy wiele zrodel swiadczacych o uzywaniu skrzydel. Ich forma jednak odbiega od wersji filmowej.

They even fought the Hitler’s panzers 🤣

What a bushit.

@@SaxSith Oh, someone is trying to spread the mendacious legend of the Polish cavalry allegedly attacked German tanks. But that's a lie and it never happened.

@@filipnalewaja5496 You made a mistake in the level because I'm sure you meant the stupid comment from @ Atanas Atanasov!

Yes fucking awesome! The Polish winged hussars were one of the most effective military forces in the world history. The Hussars were undefeated over a period of over 100 years and are therefore the most effective cavalry in world history. Usually, a Hussars attack caused complete destruction of the opponent’s forces, and no military formation of that period was able to effectively resist the Hussar charge. These were the elite of the Polish army being a unique, highly trained, extremely disciplined, manoeuvrable, hard-hitting, heavy cavalry. The ultimate shock cavalry. The hussars were individually well skilled in horsemanship and the use of their arms through a lifetime of practice and a major part of their training was to combine these individuals into a single unit. But even more important than these factors I have listed was the special kopia lance of the Polish hussars. The main offensive weapon was a over 5-6 m long hollow composite lance, much longer than the old knights lances as well as being much lighter due to their hollow construction. This extraordinary length was achieved by boring out the core of the lance from the point up to the handle so the hollow construction allowed the extreme length. At the attack, the lances are held in the position of "half­way up the horse's ear. The much longer reach was especially useful against pikemen with always a lot shorter pikes. The Hussars were the only cavalry who successfully attacked Pike Formations head-on! Of course they would rather flank them. Useful was also the gałka a wooden ball at the gravity point protecting the hand and helped balance the lance. An approx. 2.5 silk pennon was attached to the kopia below the point. Besides being beautiful decoration, these had several functions. They served as a distinctive sign. By the sound they made like wings they could also panic their opponents' horses, if they were not used to the dramatic sight and sounds. The same goes for some opposing soldiers. The lance point was of course from steel. The point was supported with additional metal reinforcing straps running down the shaft, which also helped protect the wood below the point from a saber cut. The production of this lances was state secret that was never broken! The Hussars actually had 2 types of lances at their disposal. The one just described extra length Kopia and the 3-3,5 m long not hollow demi-lance kopijka that was used against light cavalry especially of Cossacks, Tatars and Turks. For long marches, the lances were transported in wagons but during in combat formation, the base of the lance was place in a metal cup attached by leather straps to the saddle. Polish hussars trained also by targeting with their lances, at full gallop small rings. Through this kind of training the lance attacks of the hussars were amazingly precise. So the hussars were able to hit specific unprotected body parts of the enemy or to kill the horses of the cavalry. As a rule, extra length Kopia broke on impact so it was a one-use weapon that broke in the attack. For this reason, and because it was a very expensive weapon, it was the only weapon furnished by the military authorities. Not infrequently two enemies of a very dense combat formation were pierced on impact, sometimes even three or more. A Hussar once killed six musketeers in one thrust in battle of Klushino. Mostly, panic arose after the impact and the remaining fleeing enemies were cut down with close combat weapon. The unique part of the hussars was also their battle field tactics which gave the Polish army a powerful striking force, superior to all other European cavalry for over two century. The hussar's armor was relatively light in comparison to the heavy cavalry of the West and this allowed them to charge as the horses maximum speed, while Western heavy cavalry depended more on the actual weight of their troops rather than speed. This also allowed the hussars to move form standing to charge speed relatively quickly. In addition to the long lance was this quick change of speed and or direction and their ease of movement that led to much of their success. The charge started at a slow pace and in a relatively loose formation. to minimize losses by firearms. It was not until the last few meters that the riders joined together to form a line, practically knee to knee, and hit the enemy like a wall with lances! The ultimate shock cavalry! More specifically, the attack looked like this! Riders slowly passed the first 50-60 meters. Lances were lifted up. During next 150 meters Hussars increased their speed to trot. 150 meters in front of the opponent, the lances were lowered to combat position and the trot went into a gallop. At 50-60 m before the enemy line, the horses were running gallop (the maximum speed was 60 km/h). With a loud cry. The Winged Hussars hammered into the ranks of the enemy. The sough of the wings, the thunder of the horses' hooves, and the roar of the hussars produced a frightening thunder. The enemy was hit by a spiked thunderous wall. It was possible to repeat the charge several times until the enemy formation broke (they had supply wagons with spare lances). But the attack caused often complete destruction of the opponent’s forces, and no military formation of that period was able to effectively resist the Polish Hussar charge. For this reason, some armies did not even try to confront them face to face. Instead of risking an immediate defeat, certain opponents have become entrenched. The Poles then usually besieged them. By the way, the hussars have always modified their combat tactics based on the opponent with which they were to measure up to. For example, when fighting the Tatars, they often left their lances behind and were more likely to use firearms - Tatars were a fast-paced, but poorly armored cavalry, so the Hussars were prone to fire pistols. On the other hand, when the Hussars fought with the Swedish army (which comprised mostly of infantry), the lances were their primary weapon. Wings: The hussars are of course famous for their legendary wings, though these were not always worn. They consisted of wooden or steel bars with feathers, which protruded above the rider's head. Originally they were attached to the saddle and then to the armor. Eagle feathers, ostrich feathers or colored goose feathers were used. Various proposals have been put forward for the reasons for their use. Such as! The Wings made a rushing sound together with the pennon in the charge. It was a thundering wall with long spikes that hit the enemy. The absolute shock! More shock cavalry is not possible.The wings should prevent Tatar lasso attacks and to defend the backs against saber attacks. Combined with the wild animal skins and lance pennons, their effect was also psychological. By increasing the size and magnificence of the horse and rider they made them look more fearsome and troubled the enemy's horses.. In addition, the enemy units recognized from far the wings, therefore they knew that there are these really tough opponents who will fight hard! So even before the battle, the enemy was afraid by recognizing the hussars.

Piękne! powinien powstać epicki film z tego stricte historycznego wydarzenia

You know, we have some cool monuments too, like Moscow Triumphal Gate "For the pacification of Poland" ;D

@@Chikanuk you mean for murdering 30000 polish officers by shooting them in the back of their heads?

*Yes, indeed, all the most interesting was later, Poland, after its stupidity and a campaign against Russia, lost its statehood three times and was a vassal of the Russian Empire!)))*

@@UltraTotenkopf yeah ur still living in these days 200-100 years ago. not only in your mind but in your country in reality too. pity such a great territory and such poverty in russia. economy smaller than most of little european countries. Guess what that means? not gonna talk about stupidity etc cuz i saw how ur lifes there look like for 95% of people...sad sad sad

Why do you think the Polish-speaking government is now driving a spiral of hatred towards Russians?

Such a state would then have to fight Sweden, the Ottoman Empire and the steppe peoples simultaneously. Sigismund III Vasa was a Swede so he would certainly have focused on taking power in his country. If he had succeeded he would have created a huge empire. The Ottoman Empire would then have remained the main challenge. These were in competition with Germany, Italy, Spain and Persia. Of course, this is already a fantasy, as Sigismund III Vasa would not have been able to maintain such a huge state.

Slavo-Baltic union or Balto-Slavic union.

Lol russia was attacked by mongols they already would be defeated. So anyways there is left LT, and PL.

@@epickzalpha8273 Moscow risen after they managed to unite Rus cities and kicked out Mongols. Learn history lolz.

Yeah, famous by cannibalistic end of story

It's a conquest battle deep in foreign land. I wouldn't be so proud of it

Stanisław Żółkiewski was beheaded by Ottoman soldiers at the Battle of Çuçoro in 1620.

my wiemy....

@@destinyheroblood8413 Bro was like 73 and basically sacrificed himself to go out a hero

Może trzeba spróbować raz jeszcze

@@Sebastian-oz1lj Kaczyński spróbował, ale mu się nie udało

@@mihuhih2186 hahaha

@@mihuhih2186 Czarny humor level: stan konta oligarchów rosyjskich.

@@mihuhih2186 Brzoza przeszkodziła.

but the army isn't everything so nowadays the world doesn't have that country anymore/

Better than the britts?

@@Mkvine in the years 1500-1700 for sure

There was no such thing like Polish-Lithuanian army. Both Poland and Lithuania had separate armies as well as commanders.

The British were way better.

The hussars did not come from nothing. It was planned as a half-lane riding on small, durable horses intended for quick movement through the vast, forested and wetlands of the Republic of Poland. It was very heavily armed - each hussar had three lances (lances), two pistols, a 2-meter long straight sword and a curved saber of the Turkish pattern. The hussars' tactic was based on the so-called "softening" of the opponent by just another 3 charges - until the copy was broken or lost - and then firing 2 pistols located at the saddle. Only after that was there a direct break-through attack. Against the infantry, the hussars used a 2-meter sword (koncerz) and in the fight against cavalry and in pursuit of a handy short saber (batorówka). The cover was an iron breastplate with epaulettes, a helmet and a wolf skin or in the case of richer leopards. It is also worth knowing that each hussar had 2-3 horses. Historical sources provide the number of Polish hussars - the nobility - not to mention the accompanying servants, and usually there were 2 helpers for each hussar (taking turns guarding the horse, backup). Therefore, the real Polish forces should be estimated at around 6,500 people.

The Polish winged hussars were one of the most effective military forces in the world history. The Hussars were undefeated over a period of over 100 years and are therefore the most effective cavalry in world history. Usually, a Hussars attack caused complete destruction of the opponent’s forces, and no military formation of that period was able to effectively resist the Hussar charge. These were the elite of the Polish army being a unique, highly trained, extremely disciplined, manoeuvrable, hard-hitting, heavy cavalry. The ultimate shock cavalry. The hussars were individually well skilled in horsemanship and the use of their arms through a lifetime of practice and a major part of their training was to combine these individuals into a single unit. But even more important than these factors I have listed was the special kopia lance of the Polish hussars. The main offensive weapon was a over 5-6 m long hollow composite lance, much longer than the old knights lances as well as being much lighter due to their hollow construction. This extraordinary length was achieved by boring out the core of the lance from the point up to the handle so the hollow construction allowed the extreme length. At the attack, the lances are held in the position of "half­way up the horse's ear. The much longer reach was especially useful against pikemen with always a lot shorter pikes. The Hussars were the only cavalry who successfully attacked Pike Formations head-on! Of course they would rather flank them. Useful was also the gałka a wooden ball at the gravity point protecting the hand and helped balance the lance. An approx. 2.5 silk pennon was attached to the kopia below the point. Besides being beautiful decoration, these had several functions. They served as a distinctive sign. By the sound they made like wings they could also panic their opponents' horses, if they were not used to the dramatic sight and sounds. The same goes for some opposing soldiers. The lance point was of course from steel. The point was supported with additional metal reinforcing straps running down the shaft, which also helped protect the wood below the point from a saber cut. The production of this lances was state secret that was never broken! The Hussars actually had 2 types of lances at their disposal. The one just described extra length Kopia and the 3-3,5 m long not hollow demi-lance kopijka that was used against light cavalry especially of Cossacks, Tatars and Turks. For long marches, the lances were transported in wagons but during in combat formation, the base of the lance was place in a metal cup attached by leather straps to the saddle. Polish hussars trained also by targeting with their lances, at full gallop small rings. Through this kind of training the lance attacks of the hussars were amazingly precise. So the hussars were able to hit specific unprotected body parts of the enemy or to kill the horses of the cavalry. As a rule, extra length Kopia broke on impact so it was a one-use weapon that broke in the attack. For this reason, and because it was a very expensive weapon, it was the only weapon furnished by the military authorities. Not infrequently two enemies of a very dense combat formation were pierced on impact, sometimes even three or more. A Hussar once killed six musketeers in one thrust in battle of Klushino. Mostly, panic arose after the impact and the remaining fleeing enemies were cut down with close combat weapon. The unique part of the hussars was also their battle field tactics which gave the Polish army a powerful striking force, superior to all other European cavalry for over two century. The hussar's armor was relatively light in comparison to the heavy cavalry of the West and this allowed them to charge as the horses maximum speed, while Western heavy cavalry depended more on the actual weight of their troops rather than speed. This also allowed the hussars to move form standing to charge speed relatively quickly. In addition to the long lance was this quick change of speed and or direction and their ease of movement that led to much of their success. The charge started at a slow pace and in a relatively loose formation. to minimize losses by firearms. It was not until the last few meters that the riders joined together to form a line, practically knee to knee, and hit the enemy like a wall with lances! The ultimate shock cavalry! More specifically, the attack looked like this! Riders slowly passed the first 50-60 meters. Lances were lifted up. During next 150 meters Hussars increased their speed to trot. 150 meters in front of the opponent, the lances were lowered to combat position and the trot went into a gallop. At 50-60 m before the enemy line, the horses were running gallop (the maximum speed was 60 km/h). With a loud cry. The Winged Hussars hammered into the ranks of the enemy. The sough of the wings, the thunder of the horses' hooves, and the roar of the hussars produced a frightening thunder. The enemy was hit by a spiked thunderous wall. It was possible to repeat the charge several times until the enemy formation broke (they had supply wagons with spare lances). But the attack caused often complete destruction of the opponent’s forces, and no military formation of that period was able to effectively resist the Polish Hussar charge. For this reason, some armies did not even try to confront them face to face. Instead of risking an immediate defeat, certain opponents have become entrenched. The Poles then usually besieged them. By the way, the hussars have always modified their combat tactics based on the opponent with which they were to measure up to. For example, when fighting the Tatars, they often left their lances behind and were more likely to use firearms - Tatars were a fast-paced, but poorly armored cavalry, so the Hussars were prone to fire pistols. On the other hand, when the Hussars fought with the Swedish army (which comprised mostly of infantry), the lances were their primary weapon. Wings: The hussars are of course famous for their legendary wings, though these were not always worn. They consisted of wooden or steel bars with feathers, which protruded above the rider's head. Originally they were attached to the saddle and then to the armor. Eagle feathers, ostrich feathers or colored goose feathers were used. Various proposals have been put forward for the reasons for their use. Such as! The Wings made a rushing sound together with the pennon in the charge. It was a thundering wall with long spikes that hit the enemy. The absolute shock! More shock cavalry is not possible.The wings should prevent Tatar lasso attacks and to defend the backs against saber attacks. Combined with the wild animal skins and lance pennons, their effect was also psychological. By increasing the size and magnificence of the horse and rider they made them look more fearsome and troubled the enemy's horses.. In addition, the enemy units recognized from far the wings, therefore they knew that there are these really tough opponents who will fight hard! So even before the battle, the enemy was afraid by recognizing the hussars.

Here are some of the Hussars' victories, in most of this battles they were clearly outnumbered! Hundreds of of battles in the entire Polish history were epic and out of those, at least dozens were absolutely unique, especially the battles of the Hussars! All these battles of polish Hussars were victorious! The polish Hussars were undefeated for over 100 years! The attacks by the hussars in all these battles were mostly decisive for the Polish victories in these battles. All the numbers are historically verified! No exaggeration here! 1577 Battle of Lubieszów: Polish empire 1,450 cavalry (1135 hussars) and the transylvanian vassal 1,050 infantry vs. Gdansk 12,000. The hussars attacked flank, with this, the entire Gdansk army broke and fled, and the hussars kept up the chase right to the Gdansk city gates. Losses: Gdansk 4400 dead and 5,000 taken prisoner, Poland and the vassal 100 wounded, 88 deaths. 1581 Battle of Mogilev (battle and siege): Less than 1,000 Poles (including 200 hussars, ca. 150 medium cavalry and ca. 150 cossack light- as well as armed civilians of the city of Mogilev) - defeated 30,000 Russians and Tatars. Polish fcasualties were minimal. Defenders of the city lost only 2 wounded people, nobody out of 200 hussars was killed (even though many were wounded) 1588 The Battle of Byczyna: 6,000 Poles vs. 6,500 Austrian! A Polish hussar counterattack on the left flank mauled Austrian cavalry and forced his army to start giving ground. The bloody retreat quickly turned into a general wild escape. The entire battle lasted approximately one to two hours. The Poles took control of Austrian artillery and turned the guns on the town. Before the Polish forces began their assault, Maximilian surrendered and was taken prisoner. Casualties: Poland 1,000 Austria 2,000 1600 Battle of Curtea de Argeș: Polish army of 1450, including 950 Hussars, defeated more than 7,000 Wallachians. Since the Hussars bore the brunt of the battle, one can find out that they have defeated 7 times the number! 1601 Battle of Wenden: The battle is significant as the first encounter between Swedish riders and Polish hussars. 700 Poles (including 350 Polish hussars) vs. more than 3,000 Swedish. Wiki quote: "The Swedish riders attempting to use Caracole tactics were faced with the charge of the hussars, commonly used on battlefields by the Polish armies. The fight did not last long, and the Swedish cavalry run away. When the retreating Swedish cavalry rode through the frozen river Gauja ice broke under the weight of the horses, causing further losses to the Swedish forces." Losses: Poland 10 dead 60 wounded , Sweden 1,900 dead and wounded, 100 captured. 1601 Battle of Kokenhausen: Polish empire 300 infantry and 2,700 cavalry vs. Sweden 900 infantry 4,000 cavalry! Polish cavalry first broke the Swedish left flank. The Swedish counterattack on the right flank, which while initially successful, was in turn broken by the Polish hussar counterattack. Poland 200 losses and Sweden 2,000-3,000 losses. 1604 Battle of Weissenstein: Polish empire 2300 vs. Sweden 5000! The Swedish army was pushed to the swamp by the Hussars. Losses: Sweden 3000 killed and wounded Poland: 50 killed, 100 wounded 1604 Battle of Novgorod-Seversky: Polish empire 15,000 vs. Russia 40,000 and 1500 in garrison of Novhorod-Siverskyi. The hussars decide the battle by smashing the right wing of the Russian army and by throwing the center into chaos. 1605 Battle of Kircholm: Polish empire and the vassal Duchy of Courland 3,440 (1,750 hussars, 200 riders, 450 light Cossacks and Tatars, 1,040 Haiduk-style infantry) vs. Sweden supported by Scottish, Dutch and German, mercenaries. 8,358 pike and shot formations, 2,500 riders and 11 cannons so a total of 10,868! The Hussars launched a devastating charge against the enemy which ended the battle in the decisive victory of the Polish forces. The battle was decided in all of 20 minutes! Losses: Poland 100 killed and 200 wounded, Sweden 7,600-8,000 killed and captured! 1610 Battle of Klushino: The enemies outnumbered the Polish army 5 to 1. The crushing victory of Polish army 6,800 including about 5,600 Hussars against 35,000 Russian and Swedish troops. The size of the enemy made that the hussar have to charge even 10 times. The battle opened the way for Poles to Moscow, where Polish prince Władysław became the tsar. Losses: Poland 400 , Russia 5,000. 1621 Battle of Khotyn: Polish empire 25,000 and 20,000 Cossaks vs. 120,000-160,000 Ottoman troops. Around 10,000 Ottomans moved to attack, but then three squadrons of hussars counterattacked with 650 men. The Sipahi could not withstand the charge and they retreated chaotically. The Polish charge inflicted heavy casualties and had a huge impact on the morale of the Ottoman army. Losses: Ottomans ca. 40,000, Poland ca. 14,000 1624 Battle of Martynów: 5,000 Poles and Cossacks (600 hussars) vs. 15,000 Crimean Tatars! The counterattack of only 600 hussars in connection with a Polish faked withdrawal was crucial to the battle. Polish forces pursued the fleeing Tatars to capture or kill them. 1629 Battle of Trzciana: Polish empire 1,300 hussars and 1,200 light cavalry and 2,000 Habsburg riders vs. Sweden 5,500 cavalry and 1,300 infantry. The enemy was rout by a decisive, devastating attack by the hussars. Poland and Habsburg 300 losses and Sweden 600 killed and 200 captured! 1651 Battle of Berestechko: For the Polish empire a total of 80,000 men army fought. Which consisted of 30,000 Pospolite ruszenie militias, a large number of loyal to Poland Cossacks Hungarian, Tatar and from the German lands mercenaries, Polish heavy Pancerni cavalry and Winged Hussars vs. 100,000 Cossacks 50,000 Crimean Tatars and several thousands Turks, and Vlachs so in total 200,000. So a Polish 80,000 army against a 200,000 Ottoman army. On first day of the battle Polish cavalry pancerni and Hussars repulsed the Tatars, who suffered heavy losses. This victory spurred the rest of the Polish troops on! The Poles scoffed the Poles were victorious "since their army sustained that first attack cheerfully and in high spirits". The battle was then decided in favor of the Poles due to the overwhelming firepower of the artillery and infantry! Losses: Poland 700, Crimean Tatars and Cossacks 40,000 to 80,000! 1660 Battle of Kutyszcze: 140 Polish Hussars vs. 3,500 Russians and Cossacks! Two incomplete Hussar banners of the Polish forces operating in the east of the empire, caught up the retreating Russian-Cossacks army. 140 Polish horsemen devastated 3,500 Russian cavalry and Cossack infantry, gaining an enemy stock. In this encounter Hussars did not suffer any losses. The power relation was thus: 25:1! 1660 Battle of Polonka: 13,000 on the Polish side vs, 9,000 Russians! The Polish hussars and pancerni cavalry made the crucial attacks. On the Polish side were 300 killed and on the Russian side were 4,200 killed. 1672 Battle of Komarno: 2,500 Poles (1,500 hussars) vs. a marauding horde of 10,000 Tatars. The slaughter of the invaders continued until nighttime, and only 1,500 Tatars managed to cross the Dniester, and return to their homeland. Polish forces also freed some 20,000 civilians, captured by the hordes. The Polish losses were low! 1672 Battle of Kałusz: 1,500 Polish Hussars against 8,000 Ottomans, Cossacks and Tatars. Losses: The Hussars had only a few wounded, the enemies of the Poles had 6000 fallen! 1673 Battle of Khotyn: Polish empire 29,000-30,000 and 65 cannons vs. Ottomans, 35,000. The 1670 hussars have won an important victory against the Ottoman Sipahi cavalry! Poland: 2,000 killed and wounded, Ottomans 20,000 killed and wounded 1675 Battle of Lwów: Polish empire 6,000 vs. Ottomans 20,000! According to Wikipedia, the Hussars pursuit of the Ottoman cavalry lasted until the dusk. 1694 Battle of Hodów: Polish victory because the enemy was repulsed! Known also as one of Polish Thermopylae. 300 Polish Pancerni heavy cavalry and 100 Polish hussars charged in first encounter the 700-strong Tatar vanguard and made them withdraw. Due to overwhelming enemy numbers Polish forces retreated to Hodów village and fortified the position with everything they found. The impact lasted 6 hours. When the Poles ran out of ammunition, they fired at their enemies by putting arrows into pistols. Unable to defeat the Poles, the Tatars sent Polish-speaking Lipka Tatars who defected to the enemy to convince the Polish troops to surrender. The Polish commander replied "Come and get us if you can". Thereupon the Tatars withdrew and gave up on the entire raid. This example reflects the knightly spirit of the Polish hussars but also of the Pancerni. Honor, bravery, and sacrafice for the homeland were valued the most amongst by them. So 100 hussars and 300 Pancerni successfully repelled the attack of about 40,000 Crimean Tatars and forced the enemy to retreat. Incredible that 400 against 40,000 have prevailed but really true! What is the difference betwen 300 Spartans of the Thermopylae and 400 Hussars and Pancerni of Hodów? Hussars won their fight. 1683 Battle of Vienna: The most famous battle of the hussars! Hussars’s charge of Polish king Jan III Sobieski broke the siege of Vienna and forced the Ottoman army to retreat.

According to Samuel Maskiewicz Hussar himself living at the time of this battle he writes in his dieries that there were 8 to 10 charges. Almost all polish cavarly soldiers were nobels at the time (it is estimatet even 10% of poluation was nobel in PLC) so they were mostly educated and writing diaries from war was very popular among soldiers. Thats why we have many good sources to find information about this period of polish lithuanian history. Also I think important information not mentioned in video, losses are estimated at 8000 on russian side and 300 on Polish

​@@okonsky3522 Thanks for the interesting information! But where did you get that information from that almost all polish cavalry soldiers were nobles at the time? Because as far as I know, there were not only few Polish non-noble cavalry! These were not quite a few non-noble cavalrymen in Polish armies. For example, in the Pospolite ruszenie (mass mobilizatio) there was plenty of non-noble cavalry. Because the nobles were obliged to fight themselves or to provide fighters instead of themselves. Which Polish nobles often did, so cavalrymen were also delegated by Polish nobles to the Pospolite ruszenie. In the wojsko prywatne (private army) of the magnates there were also non-noble cavalry. The army protecting the southern borders, the so-called wojsko kwarciane ("Quarter Army"), also had non-noble cavalry. Not only nobles served in the heavy Polish Pancerni Cavalry either.

Well, nothing in that thumbnail is untrue! :D

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A special operation was carried in 1795. Here there was an episode of toothless Polish imperialism that angered the Russians. And now the offended Poles are busy complaining.

100 % getroffen. SUPER

You're hilarious. You do know that every U.S. military action since the Korean War was not a war but a military operation, right.

szkoda ze sie tego nie uczy na lekcjach bardziej szczegolowo

Russians later became a superpower, conquered space and made a nuclear bomb...Sent a first Pole to space too btw

Polish rots and Western (and Russian for the sake of simplicity) battalions.

@@sebastianseb4392 *rotas (singular: rota), but yes!

It does not really surprise me. Polish winged hussars were well trained, well equipped heavy cavalry. Going up against Russian trash, underequipped underpaid Russian peasants and conscripts. Only the Swedes put up a fight there. Russians were used as a meat shield. As always in history.

Most of Polish comanders of that time would tell you 5:1 is not an "outnumbering". Quality units and highly developed tactics - it was the core for that army. Pozdrawiam rodaka.

Nie można tak na to patrzeć, wpierdolu nie da się policzyć.

Yes, some of the boyars saw this as an opportunity to avoid paying taxes to the Tzar, so it didn't matter that they knew that this Dimitry wasn't real. It was politically viable, so they took that chance.

Ха ха хаааааа, дооообро си лизнуо, понови, свидело се аутору 😂😂😂

To nie była straszliwą porażka Szwedów. Hetman Żółkiewski nie chciał atakować ich pozycji, wiedząc że to będzie trudne i kosztowne. Wydzielił niewielka część swoich sił, by jakoś absorbowały skrzydło szwedzkie. Wbrew temu co jest powiedziane w tym filmie, nie dokonywano frontalnych ataków, kawaleria manewrował, podjeżdżała pod szwedzkie pozycję strzelając z pistoletów, podchodziła piechota z muszkietami i strzelano z dział, chodziło o to żeby ich zająć, sprawa rozstrzygnęła się na skrzydle rosyjskim, po jego załamaniu wynik był przesądzony. Dalsze negocjacje że szwedzkim najemnikami nie miały już większego znaczenia.

Yet still Hustav Adolf has been defeated by Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski ;)

@@pbart7474 Gustav II Adolf also defeated Koniecpolski.

Which battle?

@@pbart7474 He won at Mewe and achieved a tactical victory at Dirschau. I think Gustavus Adolphus and Koniecpolski were equals in the Polish-Swedish war, but the Gustav II Adolf of 1630-1632 was better.

Glad to hear it!

Muscovy isn't Rus. That war was part of civil war in Rus-Ukraine, part of Bella Cossacorum.

@@greatsarmatae there was no Muscovy then. The state was then called Russia (essentially the Greek name for Russia) or the Russian kingdom. Stop screwing up history.

@@user-dr3cp1pj1i it was Muscovy. Rus existed where it always was - between Carpathians and Don, never stopped existing there, and it itself considered Muscovy completely different environment, opposite to oneself. Muscovian "Russia" is a political project of Muscovian monarchs, not ethnic or cultural one (as it's different from Rus itself), Muscovian orthodox church also was named "Russian", that's the second reason for such interpretation of names, even though since 15-th century that church got illegal, and anti-Rus phenomena, as Rus church stayed located in Kyiv. It's good that UKposts isn't blocked for you yet, i see you love watching English content?

@@greatsarmatae Can you please sources on the basis of which you operate with these facts. Why did you decide that Russia was from the Carpathians to the Don, if Russia itself came from Ladoga and Novgorod (the modern territory of the Russian Federation) and captured Kyiv, transferring the metropolis there until the 12th century. Then the role of Kyiv was reduced to the usual specific principality for which none of the neighboring principalities did not want to fight. From the 12th century, there was an elevation near the Vladimir-Suzdal principality and Galicia-Volyn (not counting the Novgorod Republic, which was economically dependent on the Vladimir principality and the Suzdal princes ruled there), as well as Smolensk and Chernigov. Then, after the Mongol invasion, the center shifted to Vladimir, just as the residence of the metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church moved precisely to the northeast, that is, the status of Vladimir (and then Moscow as an heir) rose to the center of Russia. The Grand Duke of Vladimir now began to be called the "prince of all Russia" without the simultaneous possession of Kyiv. Of course, the status of the chief Russian prince was largely nominal: in reality, the Vladimir prince had no influence on events, say, in Volhynia. But later, with the strengthening of the Moscow princes, who by the end of the 14th century made the great reign of Vladimir (that is, the "prince of all Russia") their hereditary property, the status of the main Russian prince began to really act, giving grounds to claim the entire ancient Russian territory. As a result, it was in the North-East of Russia in the XIV century that the process of unification of Russian lands into a single state began. p.s Sometimes I watch English-language content, but through the Yandex browser, so there is a built-in voice translator. UKposts is not blocked thank God. I think it won't.

@@user-dr3cp1pj1i Because Rus never came from Novgorod and later Novgorod never was Rus as well. Kyiv and Rus in middle-Dnipro existed long before Rurik legend, Norsemen (Rus) settled in Kyiv region specifically, Rus as a state was born there. Next key points. 1) Novgorod didn't exist till 10th century, that's firm fact of "Russian" archeology (Novgorodian chronicle affirms it). You can find details in works about excavations. Russians just wish not to admit it specifically. 2) Chronicle narrates clearly fictional story (analogical to Saxo Grammatikus), but regardless it neither geographically nor politically far Kyiv and early Novgorod are comparable. 3) Same way no statehood or nation concept could be derived from one another, that's physically nonsense. 4) Along with it, it's proven persistently that "Holmgard" of northern sagas is located in Smolensk area, by L.Voitovich. Next, to your knowledge, nothing but Kyiv region was considered Rus (by internal division) until the mid 13-th cent. (decay point), at all. Common info. And that was decentralized "empire" with no common folk or language of them. There existed 4 major compact areas, which could be divided into Rus people (southern Slavic territory), Kryvychy, Novgorod folk and Woodland, all of different nature, languages and ethnicity. Next, it's ridiculous nonsense to write about decline of the South with Mongols and transition of power to farlands of Vlad-Suzdal, as there was strong and completely straight heritage of statehood between Carpathians and Dnipro, ran by the eldest branch of old dynasty, (king Daniels family particularly), Regnum Ruscia. It was fighting tatars for more than a century and lived through huge prosperity in times from king Leo (Lev) to Yuri I. (You can read that altogether both in chronicles and many works dedicated to it). After dynastical changes, eventually Gedymin's son Lübart legally inherited throne of Rus by marriage, and his family (like Olgierd, nephews and other brothers) helped to free all rest of Rus from Tatar impact, Kyiv got big rise up till the end of 15-th century again. Since, Rus prosperously existed on (with church in Kyiv btw), especially under Jaggiellons, who were legal monarchs so far. Muscovian "Russia" project is of political nature, not ethno-cultural one. Rusins/Ruthenians between Don and Carpathians considered Muscovites alien folk. Muscovites used Church like a tool for claims, and the Church had name of "Rus church" (not orthodox particularly), and Muscovian state needed to identifie own self in such a way, that's how name existed. But it's all about a core, not names surely (there are many similar cases in history). Getting back to the first sentence, Novgorodian Republic was clearly independent ("democratic", btw, unlike very despotic Muscovy) community, and Muscovites genocided them after conquering, so things are quite eloquent 🤷 Besides, don't call Rus kings "princes", that's very big misinterpretation, as high monarchs always were recognized "kings" (Rex) in the West, then and now.

But they lost eventually. As every one else who invaded Russia since Batu Khan.

Napoleon took Moscow, Germans in WWII not

@@extraditori6604 yep, but Moscow wasnt capitol at this time.

What? This is child's play compared to the war between the Russians and the Germans in the 1940s. It was the largest front in history, the size of several countries and more than 20 million soldiers and 100.000 tanks on each side.

@@swe1733 Yep, but one must consider that Poland and Russia in XVII century had only few milion people, so armies numbered 30-50k soldiers were rather huge for that times.

About Polish-Lithuanian-Russian Union it discussed from 1572 to 1600, after Jagiellon dynasty die-out both in Poland and Lithuania. It was about free trade, tolerance of religion etd. Main aim was to use both countrys resources to destroy Crimea Khanate and free Christians in Balkans&Constaninopol from Ottomans in similar way how both Poland and Lithuania merged to destroy Teutonic Order 200 years before. But this plan failed couse of distrust and antagonism between Catholics and Orthodox

Sigismund III Vasa hoped to conquer Muscowy and use its army and resources combined with Polish-Lithuanian to help him regain lost Swedish throne

Pretty sure ROC ended up canonizing a Russian Tsar just to shut down any future impostors...I’m guessing this is that Tsar?

Im descendant of Zaporozhian Cossack my great grandfather was Cossack of Chernigov regiment. We are not your Cossack yebalo. Cossacks fought always for Russia and Tsars with few exceptions. Ukrainian nation was invented in 19th century Austrian Galitsia, far from Cossacks. Stop your delusional ukronationalist dreaming. Majority of descendants of Cossacks live in today Krasnodar and they consider themselves Russian.

​@@Boyar300AV The current war has confirmed the cohesion and national identity of Ukraine, you can write whatever you want, but you will not change the facts. You should read about Zaporozhian Cossacks if you want find the beginnings of Ukrainian identity.

There is no Cohesion of Ukrainian identity except Western Ukraine. Ukrainian Gestapo SBU arrested tens of thousands of people for Russian sympathies. Are are beoing delusional. Other part of Ukraine whole Donbass is fighting against Ukrainian pseudostate since 2014.

@@pawe7564 Majority of descendants of Cossacks live in Russian Krasnodar and consider themselves to be Russian.

@@pawe7564When Zaporozian cossacks rebbeled against poles in middle of 17 cenctury they called Russia to help them. And Russia helped

Are you sure?

Ale zdajesz sobie sprawę że obraz tej bitwy to propaganda dwory Sobieskiego i w rzeczywistości Polacy mogli walczyć z około 3000 Tatarów bo posyłanie całych 40000 na tak małą grupę to zwykła głupota?

@@idtkztzjwiiwibajau1110 Jeżeli weźmiemy pod uwagę definicje propagandy, czyli że to przedstawienie siebie w dobrym światle, to tak, zgadzam się. Zawsze każdy sobie przycukruje, coś doda czegoś ujmie, tym bardziej że od tej tej bitwy minęło ponad 300 lat, resztę zrobią historycy i ich interpretacje. Ale ujmowanie temu wydarzeniu wyjątkowości, i cech wielkiego czynu, wpisuje się w tzw. pedagogikę wstydu naszej polskiej historii, która była zabiegiem sowieckiej polityki historycznej prowadzonej na terenie Polski. Dziwne, bo Ty się w nią właśnie wpisujesz.... W PRL albo o Hodowie nie mówiło się wcale, albo że to bzdura, albo jak już nie dało się tej bitwy wymazać i wyśmiać, to mówiło się że to bzdura i z igły widły

We are buying fucking hundreds of tanks at the moment, give us few years, please xdd. And of course real Tsar Dymitr is ready. He is in Warsaw already.

oh, ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in february the entire polish internet is responding to Russian trolls / bot that we can repeat history and take Moscow under our rulling :) They get always insanely mad about it ]:->

Only shame that they have nukes so it’s reasonably unrealistic and thus only a pipe dream now.

Польская губерния?)

Под Смоленском этих гусар и унизили

we love our friends and hate our enemies

poles are never on anyone's side so it's impossible to be on theirs.

Still logistical problems made this battle much longer than it could have been if fresh lances were suplied to troops during the battle

Mongols fought in different way. They had light cavalery with bows. Husaria was heavy cavalery with lances. Mongols avoided clinch. Husaria hoped for one.

@@ukaszkowalski725 Yeah, they are distinctly different. But both shared the same idea with republican Romans: new assault by fresh wave after wave of troops in good organisation. To me it has always been weird we don't hear more people at least trying to imitate the multiple wave approach. I am sure it was not the best and superior all mighty all winning system, but you would think more people would try it. I guess its just too easy for 2 lines of troops to get stuck and mixed together as they try to give room to second line.

@@ukaszkowalski725 no Mongol had heavy cavalry which they used to devastating effect

@@stormshadow5283 Then we have to know difrent history. During battle of Legnica, Mongols won, cuz they let havy Polish cavalery into their ranks, they pretended retreat, surrounded polish knights, and attacked them with bows. When Poles fought against Tatars - who fought in mongol style - husaria did not use lances, mostly guns, bows, and sabres, and sometimes they used to get out of horse, to fight like rajtary in trenches...

1612 😂

​@@russian_supremacy1610, 1920, 1941 😂😂

​@@russian_supremacy1991, 2022 😂😂

@@russian_supremacy Co w tym śmiesznego?

​@@user-in8ve1is2efailed in Moscow

actualy in every mercenary contract found (about fighting against commonwealth) there is term that mercenaries refuse to fight aginst winged hussars

In 1660 near the village of Kutyszcze 140 Winged Hussars destroyed 3500 Moskoviets. The Poles were outnumbered 1:25. The crazy part is that the Winged Hussars actually engaged, not the Moskoviets. Thats what I call being a gigachad.

It was the Swedish soldiers who forced a contract on the king allowing them not to fight against the Polish hussars. This took place after a battle in which the Swedes were massacred by Polish heavy horsemen. Paradoxically, it was the Swedes who put an end to the hussars when they developed tactics against them. Special entanglements and fortifications were built from which the horsemen could be easily fired upon, while completely preventing their attacks.

Great possibility for a polish nationalist, perhaps, but not for everyone

@@Egorbig14ok Ah yes, because Poland aggressively tore off Lithuanian territory and denied them autonomy, bruh the commonwealth was not Soviet Union, the relations were that of partner nations, Lithuanians were polonised to some degree, but in big part due to them considering polish nobility to be an example to follow, the same way the poles romanticised the french fashion and customs. If russians could accept a foreign king, same as Poles did with their elected kings, and if people were smart enough to not care so much about their imaginary friends, then Russia could have been part of a powerful alliance while maintaining autonomy.

Thanks for watching!

Greetings from Poland

Kosovo is Serbian

@@sranmirkov4458 Kosovo IS Serbian and many of Poles dont agree with our government saying that Kosovo is indepentent. We really respect Serbs due to our history and culture. Free and United Serbia!!!!

@@sranmirkov4458 No.

@@mountainman42 many also disagree, but it is none of our business we may only hypothesize.