Overview of cavalry
● Light cavalry○ Lightly armed○ Armed with
spears, swords, bow and carbine
○ Popular in the Central and SouthWest Asia
Overview of cavalry
● Heavy cavalry○ Heavily armed○ Equip with heavy
armor like chainmail, platemail
○ Armed with swords, maces, lances or battle axes
Introducing Hussars
● Refer to a number of types of light cavalry● First appeared in Hungarian army of King
Marthias Corvinus● Popular:
○ Hungarian Hussars○ Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Winged Hussars○ French Hussars
Introduction
● Were a light cavalry and compose mainly by foreign mercenaries at first
● During the “transition period” during mid-1500s was transformed into Heavy Hussars
● Were recruited from wealthier Polish and Lithuanian Nobility
● Never lost a single battle for the first 125 years● And of course, have wings on their back
Famous Battle
● Battle of Lubiszew (Danzig rebellion)○ Danzig Army: 10k - 12k soldier including 800
cavalry, 7 cannons○ Polish - Lithuanian: 1k infantry and 1k3 cavalry○ Result:
■ Danzig Army: 4420 killed and 5k captured■ Polish - Lithuanian: 88 casualties and 100
wounded
Famous Battle
● Battle of Kircholm○ Swedish force: 10k8 men, 11 cannon plus
thousands of reinforced of German and Dutch Mercenaries
○ Polish - Lithusnian: 1300 infantry and 2600 cavalry○ Result:
■ Swedish force: 8k dead or wounded, 500 capture■ Polish - Lithuanian: 100 dead, 200 wounded
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