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    The Polish hussars (/həˈzɑːrs/; Polish: husaria [xuˈsarja]), alternatively known as the winged hussars, were a heavy cavalry formation active in Poland...
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    related to Hussars. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Hussar". Polish Hussars Feature on MyArmoury.com Hussars, the armoured...
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    such victories of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy hussars was the Battle of Kircholm of 1605, in which 3,000 hussars under Jan Karol Chodkiewicz managed to defeat...
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    Battle of Klushino (category Articles containing Polish-language text)
    Polish hussars, the elite of the army of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The battle is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of the Polish-Lithuanian...
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    Hussar Division Grodno Hussars Elizavetgrad Hussars Izyum Hussars Sumy Hussars 2nd Hussar Division Alexandria Hussars Akhtyrka Hussars Irkutsk hussar...
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  • Koncerz (category Pages with Polish IPA)
    A koncerz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkɔn.t͡sɛʂ]) is a type of sword used by Polish-Lithuanian hussars in the Renaissance period. It is a narrow and long...
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    between the Polish army and the Tatar army of the Crimean Khanate. The Polish hussars defeated their enemies, bringing victory to the Polish army, despite...
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  • Introduced around 1630, it served as a Polish cavalry melee weapon, mostly used by heavy cavalry, or Polish Hussars. Much less curved than its Armenian predecessors...
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    breastplate or cuirass) worn by cuirassiers, with the exception of the Polish Hussars that still used considerable amounts of plate. This was due to the development...
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    plains. They were given spare lances of the Hussars in order to give the impression that the number of Polish troops was much higher.[citation needed] The...
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