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You were correct, they are wrong. Obviously, XXth century cavalry equipped with machineguns would win. But not in a cavalry action. Breach loading rifles would beat them too, but again, not out in the open in an actual cavalry action. In that type of engagement they were so dominant, that nobody could come even close.
oh, the horses were not jsut random horses. Selling a hussar horse meant a death penalty in Poland. So yeah they were not only the most important, but also very protected
Just in case you don't know Poland still does have a unit with the winged hussars emblem. Only now they got Leopard tanks & other modern heavy weaponry.
8:40 breaking a lance was by design. Hussars after charge turn back rearm and take new lance, usually 3-4 times. Trying to get a 5m lance from stuffed janissary would be problematic in a heat of battle, isn't it.
It was by design indeed but it had nothing to do with issues with retrieving the weapon during the battle. The basic problem was WEIGHT. Kopia (winged hussar lance) was enormously long, if you compare it to the medieval counterpart. So trying to make it as durable and stiff would require enormous weigh, which would make it extremely hard to use, also because due to longer reach, center of balance would be moved far ahead rider's hands. So there were 3 improvements to that: 1) kopia had a specific counterweight in the form of small solid-wood sphere just next to hussar's hand (it was to balance the kopia better, not to protect the hand itself) 2) the other end of the kopia was fixed to the saddle (as mentioned at [8:15] actually) to also help with balancing and maneuvering the weapon and 3) kopia was HOLLOWED INSIDE and glued together from 2 parts to save the weight (see [8:40]). In fact kopie were the only part of the hussar's outfit and weaponry which were standardized and provided by the state. Each hussar was supposed to use multiple kopia during the battle and spare ones were transported in unit's wagons train. Thus hussars were used to (in fact - trained to) launch multiple headlong charges throughout the battle and withdraw for new kopie, so by definition discipline and cold blood were crucial here to avoid self-induced panic and rout.
@@marcinterlecki6021 Of course, this ALSO applies to the issue of weapon recovery. One does not exclude the other, both aspects are important. The lighter weight of the lance helped in hitting the opponent, but at the same time the inability to recover it, gave an additional incentive to reduce the weight.
1:23 - 1:35 - Bogurodzica - medieval and at the same time the oldest polish religious and poetic song. Author unknown. In Poland, it is considered the first national anthem (until Mazurek Dąbrowski's was created after 1797).
Thbis only means that the enemy was weak. A success of cav at the tactical level often requires a weak infantry, it is not by chance that the balance changed in the second half of the 17th century.
To jeszcze nic , w Mołdawii za ich Michała Walecznego 50 tys. wojsk wołoskich uciekło na sam widok rozwijającej się do szarzy 3 tys. husarii Potockiego
@@olafkunert3714 Wiadomo , rozwój broni palnej i artylerii zakończył epokę husarii. Ale kawaleria dalej walczyła np w 1920 w bitwie pod Komarowem pokonali niezwyciężoną bolszewicką Koń Armię Budionnego. A w II wojnie światowej szarżowali z szablami na czołgi niemieckie
9:38 another popular weapon for "close combat" was nadziak - a combat hammer - very sharp used for puncturing helmets pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadziak#/media/Plik:War_Hammer_MET_DP160170.jpg
0:39 +40,000 Crimean Tatar troops ravaging Vienna surroundings Great material by the way. Such well-prepared material about Winged Hussars is a rarity on YT. However, the thesis on the impact of the development of firearms on the disappearance of the Polish hussars is exaggerated, or even wrong. Regards!
I just found the chanel, when I saw cartoony avatar and name bit weird name with -ID at the end I wasn't expecting well research video but I was wrong. Clarifying sone misconceptions, saying that nobody agrees when it comes to the wings. You did very good job, way better than some bigger RUclipsrs (like Metatrons video about the Polish Hussars has so many mistakes, even number of hussars at Vienna). Interesting video, good research.
Nice one but you lost many important facts. Firstly hussars was formation specialized in breaking shooters defended by pikes. Wings evolved from eastern warfare where Tatars often uses kind of lasso to pull rider from it's horse when "stick at back" prevent it by easy dropping it. Lances was only equipment fully delivered by King. Koncerz was effective weapon which got its use after lance break and was blocked by saddle to continue nailing enemies at charging further. Then hussar continued with sabre or break and retreat for next charge into its lines. Here is text which can help you understand why they were so badass: "Hussar tactics against infantry. Until the enemy fired a firearms salvo, the hussar's charge was conducted in a loose formation (about 3 meters between the horses in each row), tightened only about 100 to 60 meters in front of the enemy, or "knee to knee" approaches. Hence, the opponent had little chance of hitting any of the individual hussars with muskets, pistols and cannons, so the enemy soldiers pointed their weapons towards the charging line and fired. It was expected that at least one hussar would be hit by several bullets fired at the same time. While it was recommended that firearms be fired at people and horses, it had no effect. In the event of killing a horse, the companions of the hussar's arms could pass him by, and the servant soldiers on the side, leading loose horses (grooms), led the next one, so he could continue attack in the further row. The final attack on the enemy took place in the most compact formation - hence the effectiveness of breaking through. Moreover, some banners were so efficient that they were able to loosen the already tight number in full gear, and then close it again. This made it possible to avoid possible volleys of subsequent ranks of the infantry, if such were able to make a maneuver: the time between the departure of the first row, the second row taking the place, driving the forks into the ground and firing the volley, was - with very efficient musketeers - several seconds. The hussars at a gallop (and later in a gallop) were at the same time 100-150 meters. If the first row of musketeers fired from 80 meters (although the effect of such a volley was more psychological than physical), the second row from 50 meters, the third row of infantry could still fire from about 20 meters. This last volley, from close range, was the most dangerous, but when she did not stop the attackers, the musketeers were crushed by men and horses, with no chance of hiding behind the pikeman. Long copies were an important advantage, thanks to which riders could reach defending walkers. After breaking the lance in battle - usually in half, there were still about two-meter spars in hand, with a certain combat value." Read about: histmag.org/Husaria-duma-i-chwala-polskiego-wojska-20442 It's in polish but it's enough just to google auto translate it. Best regards.
it's impossible to talk about everything, I had to skip some details, if I talk about everything, the video would have been 2 hours long, there's so much history and interesting details about the Winged Hussar, Thank you for your time, and all the interesting facts.
" *Firstly hussars was formation specialized in breaking shooters defended by pikes.* " Not true. They were medium cavalry, suitable for any role on the battlefield. They were better than you were told. " *Wings evolved from eastern warfare where Tatars often uses kind of lasso to pull rider* " That's another myth it seems, I mean the arkan. Yes, Hussars took their wings from the East, but most likely it was in part an inspiration, in part a demonstration of former prowess, because the elite of the Ottoman cavalry used to use a lot of feathers in their apparel. You got wings, you at least implied you defeated some serious opposition. And obviously, wings did help in battle by scaring horses and people. Well, the Turks started to carry koncerz, most likely for similar reasons, that is they tried to imply they defeated a Hussar. They started to highly decorate their version, which the Poles didn't do. It seems quite reasonable that our guys did the same with wings. " *It was expected that at least one hussar would be hit by several bullets* " That's absolute nonsense. Who wrote that? Okay, I've memoirs of Jan Chryzostom Pasek opened in another tab. Could you please show me *a hint* of anything pointing in this direction? Because I can show you a quote, when they got under heavy fire from infantry and *artillery* loaded with grapeshot, and ran away with low losses *as usual* ! I'm serious. Several bullets hitting every guy? *Orders* of magnitude off. I don't want to criticize a fellow enthusiast, but the reality was actually much more splendid than what you were lead to believe, so I hope it helps.
I am supprised that under the name hussars, this vid didnt really mention the hungarian hussars, which can be considered the first verified hussars in history, and from where it was copied by others. Polish made there own and truly great and unique version of it. But why you say, Vienna was the last succesful battle of hussars? Hungarian hussars fought in western armies duriing the 1700s, and turned the battles against fire arms.... this is why western armies started to copy them and they made their own hussar unites. Hungarian and polish hussars fought in the american civil war, and orgainzed the first american cavalry. In hungary hussars freed our county agains Habsburgs wiht hussars in many battle outnumbered.... And by the way sabre the main weapon of hussars is a hungarian word.... szablya means cutter (szab=cut).
@Balázs Márton Szia testvér! I'm not surprised at all, it's typical for Hungarian History to be denied or ignored. A good example is The Treaty of Trianon. Hungary was carved up and 60% of its territory and population stripped away, the sad truth is no one cares about Magyarország.
Very often in paintings and films a basic mistake is made. The long hussar lance was set in a leather bag attached to the saddle with a strap. Thanks to this, the hussar could not lose it, did not have to carry it and tire his hand, it hit the target with the force of the horse's momentum, not the force of the hussar's hand. That is why it was a reliable weapon.
Atak wyglądał tak, że ruszali w luźnym szyku a przed samym uderzeniem jechali koń przy koniu - bardzo ciasno. To dawało skoncentrowane uderzenie. Nie jak w filmach taką rozproszoną grupą.
Yes you right but, mongols head 2 or evn 3 typs of cav. Light horse archer, Light lancer and heavy lancer compare to medium Cav (Hussars) from early XVI cent to super heavy cav from mid and late XVII cent
I can see that you don't know much about the History of Poland :) See the Fight Battle of Hods Polish Husaria defeated the Mongols, there are 100 Hussars and 300 commanded against 40,000 Mongol Hordes Do you have something to tell me? :)
Agree that whoever had the idea, made a line of Hussars look a formidable foe. However, pity about the poor birds that ened up getting cold and unable to fly.
Still in the late 16th/ early 17th century, fighting with on horse and with a lance was dubbed in Poland as "Walczyć po Serbsku" or "Fighting the Serbian way".
There were several more battles, e.g. after the Battle of Vienna there was the Battle of Parkany which sealed the defeat of the Ottoman Empire. In June 1694, the Battle of Hodowo took place, in which 100 hussars and 300 armored men (pancernych) repelled an attack, according to various estimates, from 25 to 70 thousand Tatars. Jan III Sobieski gave the number of 40,000 in a conversation with Mikołaj Złotnicki, which would give a ratio of forces of 100:1
That was very interesting! I did not know about the long hollow lance designed to out reach the pikes of the infantry! I understood that the pike formations in Britain were devastating against the cavalry of the time--but I had not heard of a solution to the problem. I'm fascinated by the hollow lances. I build hollow spruce yacht masts quite often, though nothing that narrow in proportion to it's length
This is actually first non-polish channel I see which mentioned about hollow lances and the the tuleja support for it. I also have bad news for you, this technology got lost and nobody knows how to work with the spruce, some reconstructors try to figure it out but 6m long lances can't be replicated... and I have one interesting fact for you - the word "spruce" come from Poland and it means "from Prussia", as that's what English merchant heard from people selling it in Gdansk seaport (Royal Prussia was part of Poland around city of Gdansk) ;)
The lance, carefully made by the best craftsmen, was the only element of the hussars equipment, which was provided by royal manufactories for free. Its length was sometimes almost equal to the Macedonian sarissa, but of course, the hussars were more than a phalanx on horses. When there was a lack of hollow lances, they could use improvised lances, of course already shorter then, made in the field from young trees. Given the quality of these warriors' training, such a weapon worked well enough as a substitute. Hussars used special shorter lances to fight enemy cavalry. The rider transported the lance on a cart*, and its weight was actually carried by a horse when ready. Spare ones were delivered to the hussar by servants. Meanwhile, the pikeman infantryman had to carry his pike by himself and it was a common practice among pikemen to shorten their pikes, just to relieve themselves of the burden. Of course, they tried to hide it from their officers for fear of punishment. *(The Polish and Lithuanian armies of that time used a huge number of supply wagons and carts, which were even used to build improvised fortifications. The Zaporozhian Cossacks mastered the same tactic to the perfection.)
It would be more precise to write: the best breakthrough cavalry of its era. We also had "pancerni" lighter cavalry which were more numerous in the Polish army and were wonderfully versatile. To make things even more confusing, the hussars could, depending on their needs, discard heavier defensive weapons and fight in the "pancerni" style. Since then - always SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS.
In the 20th century, there were no hussars, Budyonny's 1st cavalry army was defeated by a group of corps under the command of General Pavlov, there were no Poles there.
@@milaro222 Oh, sorry, they were Polish uhlans. They smashed Budyonny in the battle of Komarow. ruclips.net/video/Q5vbMskGx8g/видео.html ruclips.net/video/K_eRNoLd75I/видео.html
My ancestors were Winged Hussars. My father has one of their szablas. They both were in the first banner at Vienna 1683. I reenact a hussar. Own a full set of armor and kit. Niech żyje Polska!
But they were not the best cavalry.Ottoman Kapikulu cavalry are better equipped and unlike the polish, they do not need a coalition.Look Battle of Varna.
Sorry! Let's make things right! 1. Poles and Hungarians are brothers! 2. The hussars spread from Hungary during and after the Turkish-Hungarian wars. It was formed in the Balkan war books! 3. The origin of the word hussar. There are two options: A/ version: The Hungarian word "húsz" means twenty. A Hungarian noble had to equip and maintain a hussar as 20 serfs (peasants). B/ version: The Serbian-Croatian word "husa" means robbery! This refers to the fighting style, fast movement, raiding, ambushing, partisan fighting style. This often happened in the Turkish wars! 4. This is how the hussars came to Poland! 5. To this day, several hussar units in Europe bear Hungarian names: the French "Sunking", XIV. 58% of Louis's hussar officers were of Hungarian origin! The Bercsényi hussar regiment in France is 300 years old. George Washington's Hungarian hussar officer Mihály Fabriczy Kováts. He died a heroic death in the American War of Independence, leading the Hungarian-Polish hussar regiment. 6. The characteristic decoration of the hussar clothes reflects and displays the Hungarian national costume! It cannot be confused with anything!
Few people probably know about the fights of the Hussars :)... I can see that you don't know much about the History of Poland :) See the Fight Battle of Hods Polish Husaria defeated the Mongols, there are 100 Hussars and 300 commanded against 40,000 Mongol Hordes Do you have something to tell me? :) Battle of Hodów Please check this :) The same as Poland fought battles with the Ottoman Empire, the heavy Turkish cavalry, the best in Turkey, was crushed by the Hussars: d
Such a battle has never existed, an absolutely fictional story that is not mentioned in any serious source. In addition, during the Polish-Turkish wars, the Poles fought with the Crimean Tatars, not the Mongols.
@@cath6851 It is unclear on the basis of which historical sources information about this battle was obtained, there is a suspicion that if there was some real historical event, then all the details about the incredible number of Tatars were invented in the modern period.
The king at 3:59 was STEPHEN BATHORY (2nd half of xvi cent) was Hungaian (Báthory István), he organiszed it from Hungarian example. Bonfini said in 1481 about the part of an army of Hungaian king Mathias: “equites levis armaturae, quos hussarones appellamus” which means: light armured cavalry called hussar. By the way the wings are emblematic I can1t see a pracrice of it. But realy looks great.
Reported facts...: - François Dalerac, the French courtier of Polish King Jan III Sobieski, wrote in 1699, “The hussars never halt, they ride their horses at full speed, breaking through everything that’s in front of them" - Cosimo Brunetti, 1676: "It is a chiavalry that has no equal in the world; without seeing it with your own eyes, its vigour and splendour is impossible to imagine" - Philippe le Masson du Pont: "By their fine appearance, the beauty of their arms and horses, and by the wealth of their equipment, surpass infinitely what writers tell us of the Persians, Greeks and Ancient Romans".
Origins Of Polish Winged Hussars are in Serbia and Hungary, and that is true and positive. But anyway, final Winged Hussars form - their spirit, tactics, training level, equipment, are Polish, as a unique of Polish Order (war strategy). Serbians in origins went from Poland/Lechia/Lechistan, we are actually brothers from the same source.
which guy made the reforms, you haven't mentioned just showed his painting. Then you said that only nobles could become hussars but later you mentioned that hussars fought to become nobles... A bit of contradiction here. How can nonnobles afford such expensive equipment?
if you define best cavalry as the unit that can counter all other cavalry while still being historical, then i think WW2 mongolian cavalry with a PPSH submachine gun will counter every other cavalry in history. beyond that no more actual cavalry units in history
Koncerz was first weapon in battle after the lance broke. It was something between a lance and a sword. It was only for thrusting with triangular cross section. It worked like a rod for roasting chicken over a fire. Only used from the horseback. The sabre could be used both ways. It is considered by many as the greatest sword as it enabled the swordsman to use cuts and thrust from both Western and Eastern fencing styles due to its construction. Regards. Btw, a great content. Thank you for it!
Do you know at what point they used pistols? From my imagination i always thought it would be used in a same way like Roman Pilum. First to use before engagement to weaken first line. Then lance and then Koncerz. This would be devastating shock attack breaking entire front of formation.
@@wulfgarpl pistol was rather a weapon of last chance. Lance first. Pistols were used by Swedish cavalry in so called karakol tactics. But still it failed against hussars
The lances was sponsored by the elective king iirc. When they start reach too enemies lines, then the hussars stop be spread and get more closed into "knee too knee" too each other with lancer low down. Lances was supposed be hollowed so it was easier wield it when the length was insane long hence the king sponsored the lancer. The rest of the hussar equipment was the nobility had self too fund it as it was expensive. Hussar started by serbian light cavalry, the Hungarian hired them as mercenary and they as well start develop "semi-heavy" cavalry...but polish went 200% nuts and went panzar version of it. The Hussar had kind of training in peace time, there two hussar was charging against each other but last seconds they lift up lances too not hit each other, too make them more fearless in their mind as well learn how mastery the lances. The winged part, no one are 100% know if was mostly used in ceremony events, some used as well in battles. Lot's of sources from various part of kingdoms etc. One thing 100% about them, the polish Hussar was crazy and they showed prowess even Sweden had too military reform their army too counter them. The list is long, I need sleep but good video you made about winged hussar. They deserve it. * Check about the "polish thermopylae", very interesting battle. Sincerely D Duck
Thx for the info, and yeah I can confirm, they are just too badass, the more I looked and did research about them, the more I found crazy things, I couldn't talk about all the little details.
Using a lance effectively is not easy. A lancer with minimal experience has minimal value, but once experienced they are incredible effective - both against infantry and other cavalry. As for the 2nd long straight sword, I suspect these may have been used when the lance was broken and a 2nd stirrup to stirrup charge was required. The helmet also implies this as they seem to be similar to cuirassiers in this regard. The curved sword is most effective when fighting to one side in a loose formation. Basically what this looks like to me is a three in one cavalry, combining lancer, cuirassier and light cavalry. This would have been an incredible effective multi-purpose cavalry force.
That's true. In Europe, knight tournaments were fashionable long after the Middle Ages, but already in the 16th century it was a rule that such events were often won by Poles. In Poland, the nobility descending from the knighthood retained these skills, while elsewhere they disappeared. This is one of the answers to the question about the phenomenon of the Polish hussars. A trained hussar at full gallop could aim the lance at the eye (when the pikemen at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries still wore breastplates) or the area around the navel of the infantryman.. On YT you can find a material with the title "Polish lance drill" and is an attempt to reconstruct and demonstrate horse fencing with the use of an uhlan lance in slow motion. As far as I know, the english does not reflect the variety of long pole weapons used by the eastern type cavalry referring to everything as a lance. In the era of Napoleonic wars, the lance returned triumphantly to the battlefields - because it was simply an effective weapon in the hands of a trained soldier, with which could even try to crush infantry squadrons (vide: Albuera 1810), but such short lances are something completely different than a hussar lance.
Small addition: the original hussars come from the territory of the old Hungarian kingdom (as the "outline" is shown on the map). It was built on the old Hungarian cavalry traditions: they served very well in wars with their light weapons, fast, reckless actions and long raids. At that time there were no drones: they were the "eyes" of the armies/commanders. The supplies were regularly destroyed and the enemy disturbed. It is no coincidence that many other kingdoms wanted to set up such units. A good example of this is the winged hussars of our Polish brothers, who had stronger weapons and focused more on greater penetration in battles. The later excellent German light cavalry was founded by "purchasing" Hungarian hussar officers. The brain drain worked even then... 🙂
Dragoons as a concept have failed. It had everything to do with the training and morale, because while mounted they were told to believe they can break through any infantry, while while dismounted they were told to believe they can withstand any charge. It just didn't compute. So they became cavalry. Do one thing and do it well.
Long live the Hungarian Hussars Long live the Polish Ulans Long live the Austrian Dragoons Long live the Ukrainian Cossacks And Long live the Czech Cusserais
@@grzegorzkalemba3590 I know I am just stating the Famous cavalry of the Austrian Empire from 1760-1918 The Polish people were primarily agricultural ranchers and farmers from Kraków and made up the majority of Lancers know as Ulans Austrian Moldova was considered part of the Hungarian state and where in the Hungarian Hussars Know for Russian Cossack Divisions that is 100% true It’s just the Ukrainian region was more rural then the Galician region and contained a large population of Cossacks and Sikhs To put it frankly I am not classifying the Cossack by one peoples, To put it simply the Cossacks are there own people really because of there roam and grazing nature they we more mobile, But the “Ukrainian Cossacks” were official citizens and lived primarily in the Ukrainian region, they were titled this mainly because it was more of a levy type garrison that was more on the classification of “irregular” or “paramilitary” then it was standardized
Do you know anything about the Battle of Klushino 1610? Oh yes. Someone already commented on this. There, under the command of Hetman Żółkiewski, the hussars brought Russia to its knees and to this day they cannot forgive us for that. The Poles ruled on the throne of the Tsars for 2 years, but no one has ever managed to do so, Neither Napoleon nor Hitler. Putin established the holiday of recapturing the Kremlin from Polish-Lithuanian troops December 12, 2004 as National Unity Day.
Huszàr was originated in the Kingdom of Hungary, circa 14th century. The word "hùsz" means twenty in Hungarian. They were called huszàr, because originally they were distributed in groups of twenty horseman. Latter on this kind of light cavalry spread out to other Eastern/ central European countries.... Edit: there is a famous Hungarian film, made in the 1980s called " eighty huszars" its a film about 80 huszars who got stuck in Italy, and had to make it back to Hungary through enemy infested territory (the Austrian Hapsburgs) at the time of the 1848 European revolutions. its a good film ,I highly recommend it
@@Ghjkoplokkp no, Huszàr is twenty horseman guaranteed ! Hùsz is 20 in hun, and we had huszàrs since the 15th century At the time when huszàrs became a thing, central Europe was called " The kingdom of Hungary " it was a very powerful kingdom, with the Hunyadi bloodline at the helm. First it was Jànos Hunyadi, than his son Mathias (Màtyàs) Hunyadi was crowned ! So the country was Hungarian, I can't see that the light cavalry would have been named with a Serbian word, since Serbia as a country wouldn't exist till the end of the first world war ! Huszàrs are a Hungarian invention, correct me if I'm wrong, they have been with us for about 500? Years....
We are actually decended from the Sarmatian knights and the Amazon women, who were the first horse people. The tactics of the Hussars were the same as the Sarmatians thousands of years earlier. We Poles and western Slavs are decended from the Roxolani Sarmatians. The Hussars of Lithuania were decended from Aorsi. Those of the Capathian mountains were decended from the Lazyges Sarmatians. The Slavs south of Ukraine are decended from the Sarosi who became the Alan's Sarmatians.
@@gilgameschvonuruk4982 not only is there DNA ftom Tombs but the Sarmatians were the Cavalry of the Romans you do not know the true history of the Steppes horse peoples and how many times we came raiding the middle east. We defeated Cyrus the great of Babylon and Darius the great of Persia.
@@gilgameschvonuruk4982 look up the Sarmatians dna and Slavic dna we have the same Haplogroup. The Sarmatians were a tribe thousands of years before the Slavs
They were one of the most successful military organizations in history. Never loosening a battle in 125years , always against vastly overwhelming odds. Sometimes they would impale 2or 3 men on one Lance. The record is 5 turks on one Lance. They also carried war hammers, and daggers.
The best cavalry in history!!! I believe the mongol cavalry under legendary Mongol general Subutai (aka Ghengis Khan dog of war) who cleaned the floor with every army all the way from China all the way to Poland and Hungary in just one campaign would have to say something about that. No cavalry has ever covered as many miles in human history, defeated so many different opponents and remained undefeated in just one military campaign. Not even Alexander the great's cavalry covered as much ground.
Actually his army was wiped out by Volga Bulgars and then he also lost against Chinese, but yeah Mongols and especially Subutai were absolutely incredible
Winged Hussars *routinely* faced Tatars and it was never in question who's gonna win a direct engagement. They were *worlds* apart in that type of action. Actually, the whole XVIII~th century the Tatars were their main enemy, while the Hussars were in a rapid decline (long story, but they were truly awful by then) and the Tatars still stood no chance against them. I mean, the Hussars ditched their lances, since they never got the chance to even use them. The Tatars always ran away, so you had to chase them. There was never a need for a breakthrough charge. It doesn't make the Tatars an easy enemy to fight. They were hard to catch, hard to defend against, since they could appear out of nowhere in the most unexpected places, and so forth. But you can't do that kind of stuff during a pitched battle. There they were not hard to beat, and the Poles had their own prime quality light cavalry too. Rembrandt painted one of those.
@@bakters Tartars were not even a shadow of the Mongol army that was led by Subutai. Subutai fought before the use of firearms. Hussars came hundreds of years after Subutai and used pistols and fire arms. Take away the Hussars pistols and muskets and let them face the Mongol army at its peak under Subutai and see what would happen to them. They wouldn't even come with range of the Mongols to use their lances or firearms. They and their hordes would all be dead in a rain of arrows. Subutai never lost a single battle. He covered more territory than Alexander the Great from China through CENTRAL Asia, the Middle and Central Europe. He crushed the entire Chinese Song army in various crushing campaigns. The Song army was larger than probably most powerful army in the world at the time bigger than all the European armies put together and he did it outnumbered every single time. He commanded two different armies in two seperate battles against the Polish and Hungarian armies 200 miles apart at the same time on the same day and he crushed both of them. He defeated European mounted knights and left their carcasses left to rot in the sun with most of his army left unscathed. Then he still had time to go back home to Asia to elect the new Khan. The man was on a different level. Even modern day armies today would have have hard time matching some of his accomplishments like covering the amount of territory he covered. Like I don't know any army ain the world even today that can go from Mongolia, to China, to the Middle East, to Central Asia in just one campaign. Even the US military today would find that impossible without stopping and repairing and refueling equipment. Nobody can do that even today. That is how crazy Subutai was.
@@danwelterweight4137 " *Tartars were not even a shadow of the Mongol army that was led by Subutai.* " Why would you say that? They had more and better horses, just as good bows, more and better melee weapons, the armor was cheaper, the same shields, so forth. " *Hussars came hundreds of years after Subutai and used pistols and fire arms.* " Yeap. Very effective against Tatars, who didn't use many firearms, and that meant their horses freaked out when they were shot at. Like I said, no contest in a direct engagement. You seem to agree with me. Re: "Subbotai was good." I agree.
Koncerz is an armor piercing weapon. Using it you just punch through the ennemy armor like through butter. It has the chappe of the "poinson" used by metals smith to punch holes in metal sheets.
Ye, they were best at its time, last cavalry using plate armor and they were specialized in breaking musketeers formations with effectiveness like any others. They rules battlefields till firearms hit level that any charging cavalry could not overcome.
@@cath6851 When they were disbanded in 1702 they were far from the best, and many cavalry regiments still used breast plates up until WW1. "They rules battlefields till firearms hit level that any charging cavalry could not overcome." Simply wrong, cavalry stayed a important part of the army long after the winged hussars got disbanded
@@ghostie7028 You have incorrect information. Winged Hussars survived much longer. During the Great Northern War, they took part in battles with the Swedes and in other places. Later, it served as a "funeral army" for ceremonial purposes, when a pair of two magnificent wings appears, before they looked different) Finally, along with the many reforms adopted in Poland as a combat formation, the hussars were liquidated only in 1775, and the existing hussar were transformed into national cavalry brigades. The reform process was interrupted by the Partitions of Poland, however Polish cavalryman will mark their presence on the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars brilliantly and widely popularize the use of lances and Uhlan cavalry formation.
Every hussar regiment were founded by Hungarian nobles, even the Kovács legion of the usa. Polish was founded by Báthori István. Also, hungary is not balkans.Furthermore if you make a histroical video use historical borders. The leopard skin mantle is the symbol of nobility in hungary dating back to the honfoglalás- Wings are the same reason Delis has wings. Hunnic steppe tradition.
I'm wondering why they'd charge half way across the battlefield (though I might steal it for my next total war battle). I'm imagining a particularly large battlefield and them getting more tired than they need to. Am I missing something?
They didn't come from Serbia which at that time were under Ottomans. You have some Serbians incorporate in Hungarian units same as Croatian units. Hussars do come from Hungary even lot of units coming from Croatia to as that time were one country.
Hussars charge was very special and long trained tactics, like no other cavalries did. There is no even 1 movie showing it, because its not really possible.
Thanks I learned about hollow lances. Curious whether the origins of the riding style may have been a legacy of the mongols who perfected fighting on horseback in an earlier age. The hussars seem like an upgrade to the composite bow on horseback.
Thisis so eurotrash. The Ottomans had been at war with Austria for the last century.Their attack on Xienna was not a westward expansin as much as an attempt to take their rival's main city...
For light cavalry, I may choose Comanche warriors over an equal number of Mongols. And I will take the Polish Hussars as the best. They never lost a battle, often against heavy odds. No other horsed force can make that claim.
@@majorsynthqed7374 The Polish hussars lost quite a few battles actually, even when the Poles and their allies outnumbered the enemy. Just look at the Great Northern War; the hussars lost at Kliszow in 1702. Hussar banners also participated in the battles of Jakobstadt in 1704 and Warsaw in 1705, which were also lost.
They are light cavalry. Their tactic is surprise. Be there where you expect them the liste, or not at all. No surprise (relatively), no victory. In Vienna they arrive at a punkt where both sides are exausted. It is the end for Vienna. But it is the end for the Ottoman. Even victorious they will not have gone father. A Pyrrus victory. The Hussars arrived at the perfect time, when they where the list expected. They charged immediately, the Ottoman had no time to fully deploy.
We polish people from southern-eastern provinces also born in saddle :) from very young age we trained with horses,bow, lance and falcons. We lerned this from ... Mongols :D. Polish style of riding is mixed France-Mongol style
I can see that you don't know much about the History of Poland :) See the Fight Battle of Hods Polish Husaria defeated the Mongols, there are 100 Hussars and 300 commanded against 40,000 Mongol Hordes Do you have something to tell me? :)
@@fraskf6765 they good when the muslims busy fighting the crusaders, once the crusaders out the holy land and muslims start unite, bye bye throat singing.
I can see that you don't know much about the History of Poland :) See the Fight Battle of Hods Polish Husaria defeated the Mongols, there are 100 Hussars and 300 commanded against 40,000 Mongol Hordes Do you have something to tell me? :)
" *alexander companions* " Not a sliver of chance against Winged Hussars. Horses alone, not even talking about pistols, and most importantly *lances*. They'd get totally crushed. " *cataphracts* " Similar story. Total domination, no contest, go home and get better, guys.
@@kriseastlondon965 the Mongols smashed most of eastern Europe and has the largest land empire in history. You can't do that if you lose battles. They did it with cavalry. That is an unmatched achievement
@@desdicadodog8452 ok, I will explain. Mogols were on the top, unmatched, till , lets say 1350. Husars only appeared from 1500 ... they didnt really fight with those practically undefeated , elite Mongols.
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A lot of you guys said they are not the best, maybe they're not, but let's say they are the coolest Cavalry in History, What do you think?
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okay, so which formation was better ? in your opinion
Yeah they were cool, brave and highly skilled
Clearly the best, none even come close nor have a equal amount of victories vs armies considerably larger with near no help from other formations.
You were correct, they are wrong.
Obviously, XXth century cavalry equipped with machineguns would win. But not in a cavalry action. Breach loading rifles would beat them too, but again, not out in the open in an actual cavalry action.
In that type of engagement they were so dominant, that nobody could come even close.
Is it tru that the hussars used an axe pistol hybrid weapon?
oh, the horses were not jsut random horses. Selling a hussar horse meant a death penalty in Poland. So yeah they were not only the most important, but also very protected
Just in case you don't know Poland still does have a unit with the winged hussars emblem. Only now they got Leopard tanks & other modern heavy weaponry.
So modern day Calvary.
Just searched it. It's true. The unit is called the 11th "Lubuska" Armoured Calvalry Division.
8:40 breaking a lance was by design. Hussars after charge turn back rearm and take new lance, usually 3-4 times. Trying to get a 5m lance from stuffed janissary would be problematic in a heat of battle, isn't it.
It was by design indeed but it had nothing to do with issues with retrieving the weapon during the battle. The basic problem was WEIGHT. Kopia (winged hussar lance) was enormously long, if you compare it to the medieval counterpart. So trying to make it as durable and stiff would require enormous weigh, which would make it extremely hard to use, also because due to longer reach, center of balance would be moved far ahead rider's hands. So there were 3 improvements to that: 1) kopia had a specific counterweight in the form of small solid-wood sphere just next to hussar's hand (it was to balance the kopia better, not to protect the hand itself) 2) the other end of the kopia was fixed to the saddle (as mentioned at [8:15] actually) to also help with balancing and maneuvering the weapon and 3) kopia was HOLLOWED INSIDE and glued together from 2 parts to save the weight (see [8:40]). In fact kopie were the only part of the hussar's outfit and weaponry which were standardized and provided by the state. Each hussar was supposed to use multiple kopia during the battle and spare ones were transported in unit's wagons train. Thus hussars were used to (in fact - trained to) launch multiple headlong charges throughout the battle and withdraw for new kopie, so by definition discipline and cold blood were crucial here to avoid self-induced panic and rout.
@@marcinterlecki6021 Of course, this ALSO applies to the issue of weapon recovery. One does not exclude the other, both aspects are important. The lighter weight of the lance helped in hitting the opponent, but at the same time the inability to recover it, gave an additional incentive to reduce the weight.
The armour was made in Venice and as well a masterpiece of equipment
1:23 - 1:35 - Bogurodzica - medieval and at the same time the oldest polish religious and poetic song. Author unknown. In Poland, it is considered the first national anthem (until Mazurek Dąbrowski's was created after 1797).
Battle under Hodów:
Ottomans- 40 000 (35 000-60 000)
Poles-100 hussars and 300 light cavlry
Result: Polish Victory
Polish Termopile, not even one and only
Thbis only means that the enemy was weak. A success of cav at the tactical level often requires a weak infantry, it is not by chance that the balance changed in the second half of the 17th century.
To jeszcze nic , w Mołdawii za ich Michała Walecznego 50 tys. wojsk wołoskich uciekło na sam widok rozwijającej się do szarzy 3 tys. husarii Potockiego
@@olafkunert3714 Wiadomo , rozwój broni palnej i artylerii zakończył epokę husarii. Ale kawaleria dalej walczyła np w 1920 w bitwie pod Komarowem pokonali niezwyciężoną bolszewicką Koń Armię Budionnego. A w II wojnie światowej szarżowali z szablami na czołgi niemieckie
@@jn1205 co za bzdury!!! nigdy nie szarżowali na czołgi!!
1:23 and the winged Hussars arrived
9:38 another popular weapon for "close combat" was nadziak - a combat hammer - very sharp used for puncturing helmets pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadziak#/media/Plik:War_Hammer_MET_DP160170.jpg
My Husar DNA is starting to twitch
0:39 +40,000 Crimean Tatar troops ravaging Vienna surroundings
Great material by the way. Such well-prepared material about Winged Hussars is a rarity on YT.
However, the thesis on the impact of the development of firearms on the disappearance of the Polish hussars is exaggerated, or even wrong.
Regards!
I just found the chanel, when I saw cartoony avatar and name bit weird name with -ID at the end I wasn't expecting well research video but I was wrong. Clarifying sone misconceptions, saying that nobody agrees when it comes to the wings. You did very good job, way better than some bigger RUclipsrs (like Metatrons video about the Polish Hussars has so many mistakes, even number of hussars at Vienna). Interesting video, good research.
The second weapon was "koncerz" after breaking the lances. It was long as well. Sabre was useful sometimes.
Nice one but you lost many important facts. Firstly hussars was formation specialized in breaking shooters defended by pikes. Wings evolved from eastern warfare where Tatars often uses kind of lasso to pull rider from it's horse when "stick at back" prevent it by easy dropping it. Lances was only equipment fully delivered by King. Koncerz was effective weapon which got its use after lance break and was blocked by saddle to continue nailing enemies at charging further. Then hussar continued with sabre or break and retreat for next charge into its lines.
Here is text which can help you understand why they were so badass:
"Hussar tactics against infantry.
Until the enemy fired a firearms salvo, the hussar's charge was conducted in a loose formation (about 3 meters between the horses in each row), tightened only about 100 to 60 meters in front of the enemy, or "knee to knee" approaches. Hence, the opponent had little chance of hitting any of the individual hussars with muskets, pistols and cannons, so the enemy soldiers pointed their weapons towards the charging line and fired. It was expected that at least one hussar would be hit by several bullets fired at the same time. While it was recommended that firearms be fired at people and horses, it had no effect. In the event of killing a horse, the companions of the hussar's arms could pass him by, and the servant soldiers on the side, leading loose horses (grooms), led the next one, so he could continue attack in the further row. The final attack on the enemy took place in the most compact formation - hence the effectiveness of breaking through. Moreover, some banners were so efficient that they were able to loosen the already tight number in full gear, and then close it again. This made it possible to avoid possible volleys of subsequent ranks of the infantry, if such were able to make a maneuver: the time between the departure of the first row, the second row taking the place, driving the forks into the ground and firing the volley, was - with very efficient musketeers - several seconds. The hussars at a gallop (and later in a gallop) were at the same time 100-150 meters. If the first row of musketeers fired from 80 meters (although the effect of such a volley was more psychological than physical), the second row from 50 meters, the third row of infantry could still fire from about 20 meters. This last volley, from close range, was the most dangerous, but when she did not stop the attackers, the musketeers were crushed by men and horses, with no chance of hiding behind the pikeman. Long copies were an important advantage, thanks to which riders could reach defending walkers. After breaking the lance in battle - usually in half, there were still about two-meter spars in hand, with a certain combat value."
Read about: histmag.org/Husaria-duma-i-chwala-polskiego-wojska-20442
It's in polish but it's enough just to google auto translate it.
Best regards.
it's impossible to talk about everything, I had to skip some details, if I talk about everything, the video would have been 2 hours long, there's so much history and interesting details about the Winged Hussar, Thank you for your time, and all the interesting facts.
" *Firstly hussars was formation specialized in breaking shooters defended by pikes.* "
Not true. They were medium cavalry, suitable for any role on the battlefield. They were better than you were told.
" *Wings evolved from eastern warfare where Tatars often uses kind of lasso to pull rider* "
That's another myth it seems, I mean the arkan. Yes, Hussars took their wings from the East, but most likely it was in part an inspiration, in part a demonstration of former prowess, because the elite of the Ottoman cavalry used to use a lot of feathers in their apparel. You got wings, you at least implied you defeated some serious opposition. And obviously, wings did help in battle by scaring horses and people.
Well, the Turks started to carry koncerz, most likely for similar reasons, that is they tried to imply they defeated a Hussar. They started to highly decorate their version, which the Poles didn't do. It seems quite reasonable that our guys did the same with wings.
" *It was expected that at least one hussar would be hit by several bullets* "
That's absolute nonsense. Who wrote that?
Okay, I've memoirs of Jan Chryzostom Pasek opened in another tab. Could you please show me *a hint* of anything pointing in this direction? Because I can show you a quote, when they got under heavy fire from infantry and *artillery* loaded with grapeshot, and ran away with low losses *as usual* !
I'm serious. Several bullets hitting every guy? *Orders* of magnitude off.
I don't want to criticize a fellow enthusiast, but the reality was actually much more splendid than what you were lead to believe, so I hope it helps.
Winged hussars! 😊
I am supprised that under the name hussars, this vid didnt really mention the hungarian hussars, which can be considered the first verified hussars in history, and from where it was copied by others. Polish made there own and truly great and unique version of it. But why you say, Vienna was the last succesful battle of hussars? Hungarian hussars fought in western armies duriing the 1700s, and turned the battles against fire arms.... this is why western armies started to copy them and they made their own hussar unites. Hungarian and polish hussars fought in the american civil war, and orgainzed the first american cavalry. In hungary hussars freed our county agains Habsburgs wiht hussars in many battle outnumbered.... And by the way sabre the main weapon of hussars is a hungarian word.... szablya means cutter (szab=cut).
@Balázs Márton
Szia testvér! I'm not surprised at all, it's typical for Hungarian History to be denied or ignored.
A good example is The Treaty of Trianon. Hungary was carved up and 60% of its territory and population stripped away, the sad truth is no one cares about Magyarország.
Formal Hungarian hussars came shortly later. 1683 came before 1700. 1600's is the 17th century. 1700's is the 1800's like the Napoleonic era.
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They really were the very best
Very often in paintings and films a basic mistake is made. The long hussar lance was set in a leather bag attached to the saddle with a strap. Thanks to this, the hussar could not lose it, did not have to carry it and tire his hand, it hit the target with the force of the horse's momentum, not the force of the hussar's hand. That is why it was a reliable weapon.
This is good stuff! Make more please
you ddeserve so much more viewers bruh
Thx!
Poles with the Balls !
Atak wyglądał tak, że ruszali w luźnym szyku a przed samym uderzeniem jechali koń przy koniu - bardzo ciasno. To dawało skoncentrowane uderzenie. Nie jak w filmach taką rozproszoną grupą.
Very educational
Best cavalry in history?
Laughs in Mongol horse archer that conquered the largest continuous empire ever.
Yes you right but, mongols head 2 or evn 3 typs of cav. Light horse archer, Light lancer and heavy lancer compare to medium Cav (Hussars) from early XVI cent to super heavy cav from mid and late XVII cent
I can see that you don't know much about the History of Poland :) See the Fight Battle of Hods Polish Husaria defeated the Mongols, there are 100 Hussars and 300 commanded against 40,000 Mongol Hordes Do you have something to tell me? :)
Wasn't the largest the British Empire
@@talusn9405 During battle of Viena, Great Khan Murad Giray was much wiser. Seeing hussars he saved his 40 000 warriors by early retreat.
Agree that whoever had the idea, made a line of Hussars look a formidable foe. However, pity about the poor birds that ened up getting cold and unable to fly.
Best video bro keep it up
Thx man, I really appreciate it!
Still in the late 16th/ early 17th century, fighting with on horse and with a lance was dubbed in Poland as "Walczyć po Serbsku" or "Fighting the Serbian way".
There were several more battles, e.g. after the Battle of Vienna there was the Battle of Parkany which sealed the defeat of the Ottoman Empire. In June 1694, the Battle of Hodowo took place, in which 100 hussars and 300 armored men (pancernych) repelled an attack, according to various estimates, from 25 to 70 thousand Tatars. Jan III Sobieski gave the number of 40,000 in a conversation with Mikołaj Złotnicki, which would give a ratio of forces of 100:1
That was very interesting! I did not know about the long hollow lance designed to out reach the pikes of the infantry!
I understood that the pike formations in Britain were devastating against the cavalry of the time--but I had not heard of a solution to the problem.
I'm fascinated by the hollow lances. I build hollow spruce yacht masts quite often, though nothing that narrow in proportion to it's length
Good Work
This is actually first non-polish channel I see which mentioned about hollow lances and the the tuleja support for it. I also have bad news for you, this technology got lost and nobody knows how to work with the spruce, some reconstructors try to figure it out but 6m long lances can't be replicated... and I have one interesting fact for you - the word "spruce" come from Poland and it means "from Prussia", as that's what English merchant heard from people selling it in Gdansk seaport (Royal Prussia was part of Poland around city of Gdansk) ;)
@@MordimersChessChannel l see no problem making a hollow lance of that length. Perhaps historians are not knowledgeable woodworkers?
@@ianbruce6515 Not sure, you can contact them and give some tips to their carpenters :)
The lance, carefully made by the best craftsmen, was the only element of the hussars equipment, which was provided by royal manufactories for free. Its length was sometimes almost equal to the Macedonian sarissa, but of course, the hussars were more than a phalanx on horses. When there was a lack of hollow lances, they could use improvised lances, of course already shorter then, made in the field from young trees. Given the quality of these warriors' training, such a weapon worked well enough as a substitute. Hussars used special shorter lances to fight enemy cavalry.
The rider transported the lance on a cart*, and its weight was actually carried by a horse when ready. Spare ones were delivered to the hussar by servants. Meanwhile, the pikeman infantryman had to carry his pike by himself and it was a common practice among pikemen to shorten their pikes, just to relieve themselves of the burden. Of course, they tried to hide it from their officers for fear of punishment.
*(The Polish and Lithuanian armies of that time used a huge number of supply wagons and carts, which were even used to build improvised fortifications. The Zaporozhian Cossacks mastered the same tactic to the perfection.)
It would be more precise to write: the best breakthrough cavalry of its era. We also had "pancerni" lighter cavalry which were more numerous in the Polish army and were wonderfully versatile. To make things even more confusing, the hussars could, depending on their needs, discard heavier defensive weapons and fight in the "pancerni" style. Since then - always SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS.
Inb4 the Sabaton fans arrive
THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
@@laxattack032 CHARGING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
* Sabaton Fan Noises Intensify *
THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIBED!!
And the Winged hussars arrived
Just found this, looks like your channel is about to blow up, keep on grinding my dude
Thx, I really appreciate it!
Nice hussars...In the 20th century, 1920, Polish hussars defeated the Bolshevik First Horse, Budyonny's Army
In the 20th century, there were no hussars, Budyonny's 1st cavalry army was defeated by a group of corps under the command of General Pavlov, there were no Poles there.
@@milaro222 Oh, sorry, they were Polish uhlans. They smashed Budyonny in the battle of Komarow.
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@@milaro222 actually there were hussars in WWI
Great video!!
Thx!
Nice 👍👍👍👍
The wings were jet packs obviously.
Your channel is gonna blow up man.
Thx!
My ancestors were Winged Hussars. My father has one of their szablas. They both were in the first banner at Vienna 1683. I reenact a hussar. Own a full set of armor and kit. Niech żyje Polska!
That's actually really cool, I bet you're really proud of it!
But they were not the best cavalry.Ottoman Kapikulu cavalry are better equipped and unlike the polish, they do not need a coalition.Look Battle of Varna.
Sorry! Let's make things right! 1. Poles and Hungarians are brothers! 2. The hussars spread from Hungary during and after the Turkish-Hungarian wars. It was formed in the Balkan war books! 3. The origin of the word hussar. There are two options: A/ version: The Hungarian word "húsz" means twenty. A Hungarian noble had to equip and maintain a hussar as 20 serfs (peasants). B/ version: The Serbian-Croatian word "husa" means robbery! This refers to the fighting style, fast movement, raiding, ambushing, partisan fighting style. This often happened in the Turkish wars! 4. This is how the hussars came to Poland! 5. To this day, several hussar units in Europe bear Hungarian names: the French "Sunking", XIV. 58% of Louis's hussar officers were of Hungarian origin! The Bercsényi hussar regiment in France is 300 years old. George Washington's Hungarian hussar officer Mihály Fabriczy Kováts. He died a heroic death in the American War of Independence, leading the Hungarian-Polish hussar regiment. 6. The characteristic decoration of the hussar clothes reflects and displays the Hungarian national costume! It cannot be confused with anything!
Few people probably know about the fights of the Hussars :)... I can see that you don't know much about the History of Poland :) See the Fight Battle of Hods Polish Husaria defeated the Mongols, there are 100 Hussars and 300 commanded against 40,000 Mongol Hordes Do you have something to tell me? :) Battle of Hodów Please check this :) The same as Poland fought battles with the Ottoman Empire, the heavy Turkish cavalry, the best in Turkey, was crushed by the Hussars: d
I will check it out, Thx!
Such a battle has never existed, an absolutely fictional story that is not mentioned in any serious source. In addition, during the Polish-Turkish wars, the Poles fought with the Crimean Tatars, not the Mongols.
@@milaro222 fictional story... yeah...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hod%C3%B3w
@@cath6851 It is unclear on the basis of which historical sources information about this battle was obtained, there is a suspicion that if there was some real historical event, then all the details about the incredible number of Tatars were invented in the modern period.
thats right those were serbian cavalry men, thanks for pointing this out
Only in the beginning.
The king at 3:59 was STEPHEN BATHORY (2nd half of xvi cent) was Hungaian (Báthory István), he organiszed it from Hungarian example. Bonfini said in 1481 about the part of an army of Hungaian king Mathias: “equites levis armaturae, quos hussarones appellamus” which means: light armured cavalry called hussar.
By the way the wings are emblematic I can1t see a pracrice of it. But realy looks great.
Nice video, yes is a trouth, home of hussars is a Serbia
Enjoyed the video. Would love subtitles!
Great video buddy
Reported facts...:
- François Dalerac, the French courtier of Polish King Jan III Sobieski, wrote in 1699, “The hussars never halt, they ride their horses at full speed, breaking through everything that’s in front of them"
- Cosimo Brunetti, 1676: "It is a chiavalry that has no equal in the world; without seeing it with your own eyes, its vigour and splendour is impossible to imagine"
- Philippe le Masson du Pont: "By their fine appearance, the beauty of their arms and horses, and by the wealth of their equipment, surpass infinitely what writers tell us of the Persians, Greeks and Ancient Romans".
If Napoleon had hussars at Waterloo, he would have won. His cavalry couldn't handle the English infantry.
Amazing quality video, keep it up!
Thx, this is great motivation for me!
Polish sabre -look with music, best fight: ruclips.net/video/BRgKzmOK0T4/видео.html or ruclips.net/video/Darpu7JUhqY/видео.html
This Cavalry Look Like Me In Heaven
i really enjoyed this video, i would love to see more from you
Thx! you'll soon see some great content on the channel, stay tuned!
Origins Of Polish Winged Hussars are in Serbia and Hungary, and that is true and positive. But anyway, final Winged Hussars form - their spirit, tactics, training level, equipment, are Polish, as a unique of Polish Order (war strategy).
Serbians in origins went from Poland/Lechia/Lechistan, we are actually brothers from the same source.
Great video, very insightful and informative ♥
Thx for the support!
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Very well made! Cool and slow, Kings and Generals generally is too informative and fast for me, as a not native English speaker.
which guy made the reforms, you haven't mentioned just showed his painting. Then you said that only nobles could become hussars but later you mentioned that hussars fought to become nobles... A bit of contradiction here. How can nonnobles afford such expensive equipment?
A Noble Hussar was required to supply arms and horses for men under his command. These were not all Nobles, just very well trained soldiers.
there is no Best cavalry in history.
if you define best cavalry as the unit that can counter all other cavalry while still being historical, then i think WW2 mongolian cavalry with a PPSH submachine gun will counter every other cavalry in history. beyond that no more actual cavalry units in history
@@Dnahwjjwjejnenex i think AK47 variants are still used in mongolian cavalry today. (probably more for media coverage)
Alexander would take that personally...
@@thedagothexperiencebro said Alexander 😂😂
Koncerz was first weapon in battle after the lance broke. It was something between a lance and a sword. It was only for thrusting with triangular cross section. It worked like a rod for roasting chicken over a fire. Only used from the horseback. The sabre could be used both ways. It is considered by many as the greatest sword as it enabled the swordsman to use cuts and thrust from both Western and Eastern fencing styles due to its construction. Regards. Btw, a great content. Thank you for it!
Key feature was the thumb ring. Better control and force for cuts.
@@UkrainianPaulie as for the sabre. It enabled wide variety o of cuts
Do you know at what point they used pistols? From my imagination i always thought it would be used in a same way like Roman Pilum. First to use before engagement to weaken first line. Then lance and then Koncerz. This would be devastating shock attack breaking entire front of formation.
@@wulfgarpl pistol was rather a weapon of last chance. Lance first. Pistols were used by Swedish cavalry in so called karakol tactics. But still it failed against hussars
Of course the wings were for looks!! They're essentially the 16th/17th century equivalent of lawyer's sons, with alot of power and money to show off.
Poland is 7 country in history won all battle do miss that Poland win so many fights by husarnia
The lances was sponsored by the elective king iirc.
When they start reach too enemies lines, then the hussars stop be spread and get more closed into "knee too knee" too each other with lancer low down.
Lances was supposed be hollowed so it was easier wield it when the length was insane long hence the king sponsored the lancer. The rest of the hussar equipment was the nobility had self too fund it as it was expensive.
Hussar started by serbian light cavalry, the Hungarian hired them as mercenary and they as well start develop "semi-heavy" cavalry...but polish went 200% nuts and went panzar version of it.
The Hussar had kind of training in peace time, there two hussar was charging against each other but last seconds they lift up lances too not hit each other, too make them more fearless in their mind as well learn how mastery the lances.
The winged part, no one are 100% know if was mostly used in ceremony events, some used as well in battles. Lot's of sources from various part of kingdoms etc.
One thing 100% about them, the polish Hussar was crazy and they showed prowess even Sweden had too military reform their army too counter them.
The list is long, I need sleep but good video you made about winged hussar. They deserve it.
* Check about the "polish thermopylae", very interesting battle.
Sincerely D Duck
Thx for the info, and yeah I can confirm, they are just too badass, the more I looked and did research about them, the more I found crazy things, I couldn't talk about all the little details.
Something more about croatian cavlary?
Using a lance effectively is not easy. A lancer with minimal experience has minimal value, but once experienced they are incredible effective - both against infantry and other cavalry. As for the 2nd long straight sword, I suspect these may have been used when the lance was broken and a 2nd stirrup to stirrup charge was required. The helmet also implies this as they seem to be similar to cuirassiers in this regard. The curved sword is most effective when fighting to one side in a loose formation. Basically what this looks like to me is a three in one cavalry, combining lancer, cuirassier and light cavalry. This would have been an incredible effective multi-purpose cavalry force.
That's true. In Europe, knight tournaments were fashionable long after the Middle Ages, but already in the 16th century it was a rule that such events were often won by Poles. In Poland, the nobility descending from the knighthood retained these skills, while elsewhere they disappeared. This is one of the answers to the question about the phenomenon of the Polish hussars. A trained hussar at full gallop could aim the lance at the eye (when the pikemen at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries still wore breastplates) or the area around the navel of the infantryman..
On YT you can find a material with the title "Polish lance drill" and is an attempt to reconstruct and demonstrate horse fencing with the use of an uhlan lance in slow motion.
As far as I know, the english does not reflect the variety of long pole weapons used by the eastern type cavalry referring to everything as a lance. In the era of Napoleonic wars, the lance returned triumphantly to the battlefields - because it was simply an effective weapon in the hands of a trained soldier, with which could even try to crush infantry squadrons (vide: Albuera 1810), but such short lances are something completely different than a hussar lance.
Small addition: the original hussars come from the territory of the old Hungarian kingdom (as the "outline" is shown on the map). It was built on the old Hungarian cavalry traditions: they served very well in wars with their light weapons, fast, reckless actions and long raids. At that time there were no drones: they were the "eyes" of the armies/commanders. The supplies were regularly destroyed and the enemy disturbed. It is no coincidence that many other kingdoms wanted to set up such units. A good example of this is the winged hussars of our Polish brothers, who had stronger weapons and focused more on greater penetration in battles. The later excellent German light cavalry was founded by "purchasing" Hungarian hussar officers. The brain drain worked even then... 🙂
no, the original hussars come from the western balkans, predominantly serb warriors
And then the Winged hussars arrived
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What do you think of the role of the dragoons as dismounted firearm cavalry for the century afterward?
Dragoons as a concept have failed. It had everything to do with the training and morale, because while mounted they were told to believe they can break through any infantry, while while dismounted they were told to believe they can withstand any charge. It just didn't compute.
So they became cavalry. Do one thing and do it well.
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Long live the Hungarian Hussars
Long live the Polish Ulans
Long live the Austrian Dragoons
Long live the Ukrainian Cossacks
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Long live the Czech Cusserais
Cossacks were not a nation ; ) Peoples from Poland, Lithuania, Ruthenia, Moldova and more... even Tatars, they all were Cossacks ; )
@@grzegorzkalemba3590 I know I am just stating the Famous cavalry of the Austrian Empire from 1760-1918
The Polish people were primarily agricultural ranchers and farmers from Kraków and made up the majority of Lancers know as Ulans
Austrian Moldova was considered part of the Hungarian state and where in the Hungarian Hussars
Know for Russian Cossack Divisions that is 100% true
It’s just the Ukrainian region was more rural then the Galician region and contained a large population of Cossacks and Sikhs
To put it frankly I am not classifying the Cossack by one peoples, To put it simply the Cossacks are there own people really because of there roam and grazing nature they we more mobile,
But the “Ukrainian Cossacks” were official citizens and lived primarily in the Ukrainian region, they were titled this mainly because it was more of a levy type garrison that was more on the classification of “irregular” or “paramilitary” then it was standardized
@@svetozarboroevicvonbojna4702 Ye, when thinking deeper, Ukraine that times were like USA or Australia today... hundreds years ago... ; p
Do you know anything about the Battle of Klushino 1610? Oh yes. Someone already commented on this. There, under the command of Hetman Żółkiewski, the hussars brought Russia to its knees and to this day they cannot forgive us for that. The Poles ruled on the throne of the Tsars for 2 years, but no one has ever managed to do so, Neither Napoleon nor Hitler. Putin established the holiday of recapturing the Kremlin from Polish-Lithuanian troops December 12, 2004 as National Unity Day.
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thank God for Poland save Europe from the Turks!
Huszàr was originated in the Kingdom of Hungary, circa 14th century. The word "hùsz" means twenty in Hungarian. They were called huszàr, because originally they were distributed in groups of twenty horseman. Latter on this kind of light cavalry spread out to other Eastern/ central European countries....
Edit: there is a famous Hungarian film, made in the 1980s called " eighty huszars" its a film about 80 huszars who got stuck in Italy, and had to make it back to Hungary through enemy infested territory (the Austrian Hapsburgs) at the time of the 1848 European revolutions. its a good film ,I highly recommend it
I didn't watch this movie, I will check it out, thanks for the recommendation.
@@rash-id its up there on YT but no subs. It will be hard to find with english subs
@@Ghjkoplokkp no, Huszàr is twenty horseman guaranteed ! Hùsz is 20 in hun, and we had huszàrs since the 15th century
At the time when huszàrs became a thing, central Europe was called " The kingdom of Hungary " it was a very powerful kingdom, with the Hunyadi bloodline at the helm. First it was Jànos Hunyadi, than his son Mathias (Màtyàs) Hunyadi was crowned ! So the country was Hungarian, I can't see that the light cavalry would have been named with a Serbian word, since Serbia as a country wouldn't exist till the end of the first world war ! Huszàrs are a Hungarian invention, correct me if I'm wrong, they have been with us for about 500? Years....
@@Ghjkoplokkp also what would pirates have to do with cavalry?
@@Ghjkoplokkp you mean Mathias Corvinus ? (Korvin Màtyàs in Hungarian)
We are actually decended from the Sarmatian knights and the Amazon women, who were the first horse people. The tactics of the Hussars were the same as the Sarmatians thousands of years earlier. We Poles and western Slavs are decended from the Roxolani Sarmatians. The Hussars of Lithuania were decended from Aorsi. Those of the Capathian mountains were decended from the Lazyges Sarmatians. The Slavs south of Ukraine are decended from the Sarosi who became the Alan's Sarmatians.
There is no proof of Sarmantism, it was just someting the Polish Aristocracy belived.
@@gilgameschvonuruk4982 not only is there DNA ftom Tombs but the Sarmatians were the Cavalry of the Romans you do not know the true history of the Steppes horse peoples and how many times we came raiding the middle east. We defeated Cyrus the great of Babylon and Darius the great of Persia.
@@geraldbrefka1145 do you have any sources on their DNA?
What was they Y Haplogroup? What was their mitochondrial DNA?
Does it match modern Poles?
@@gilgameschvonuruk4982 look up the Sarmatians dna and Slavic dna we have the same Haplogroup. The Sarmatians were a tribe thousands of years before the Slavs
the Sarmatian myth was disproven in 19th century... descendants of Sarmatians were Alans, and their descendants are Osets...
Battle of Vienna - the battle that started collapse of Ottoman Empire, because from this point Turks started to loose more and more territory.
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They were one of the most successful military organizations in history. Never loosening a battle in 125years , always against vastly overwhelming odds. Sometimes they would impale 2or 3 men on one Lance. The record is 5 turks on one Lance. They also carried war hammers, and daggers.
hussars has never been the best cavalry in the world. ho my god that remake of history
Then you are dumb. They literaly crushed armies of the strongest countries in that time.
The best cavalry in history!!!
I believe the mongol cavalry under legendary Mongol general Subutai (aka Ghengis Khan dog of war) who cleaned the floor with every army all the way from China all the way to Poland and Hungary in just one campaign would have to say something about that.
No cavalry has ever covered as many miles in human history, defeated so many different opponents and remained undefeated in just one military campaign.
Not even Alexander the great's cavalry covered as much ground.
Actually his army was wiped out by Volga Bulgars and then he also lost against Chinese, but yeah Mongols and especially Subutai were absolutely incredible
Winged Hussars *routinely* faced Tatars and it was never in question who's gonna win a direct engagement. They were *worlds* apart in that type of action.
Actually, the whole XVIII~th century the Tatars were their main enemy, while the Hussars were in a rapid decline (long story, but they were truly awful by then) and the Tatars still stood no chance against them.
I mean, the Hussars ditched their lances, since they never got the chance to even use them. The Tatars always ran away, so you had to chase them. There was never a need for a breakthrough charge.
It doesn't make the Tatars an easy enemy to fight. They were hard to catch, hard to defend against, since they could appear out of nowhere in the most unexpected places, and so forth.
But you can't do that kind of stuff during a pitched battle. There they were not hard to beat, and the Poles had their own prime quality light cavalry too. Rembrandt painted one of those.
@@bakters Tartars were not even a shadow of the Mongol army that was led by Subutai.
Subutai fought before the use of firearms. Hussars came hundreds of years after Subutai and used pistols and fire arms.
Take away the Hussars pistols and muskets and let them face the Mongol army at its peak under Subutai and see what would happen to them.
They wouldn't even come with range of the Mongols to use their lances or firearms.
They and their hordes would all be dead in a rain of arrows.
Subutai never lost a single battle. He covered more territory than Alexander the Great from China through CENTRAL Asia, the Middle and Central Europe.
He crushed the entire Chinese Song army in various crushing campaigns. The Song army was larger than probably most powerful army in the world at the time bigger than all the European armies put together and he did it outnumbered every single time.
He commanded two different armies in two seperate battles against the Polish and Hungarian armies 200 miles apart at the same time on the same day and he crushed both of them.
He defeated European mounted knights and left their carcasses left to rot in the sun with most of his army left unscathed.
Then he still had time to go back home to Asia to elect the new Khan.
The man was on a different level.
Even modern day armies today would have have hard time matching some of his accomplishments like covering the amount of territory he covered.
Like I don't know any army ain the world even today that can go from Mongolia, to China, to the Middle East, to Central Asia in just one campaign.
Even the US military today would find that impossible without stopping and repairing and refueling equipment.
Nobody can do that even today.
That is how crazy Subutai was.
@@danwelterweight4137 " *Tartars were not even a shadow of the Mongol army that was led by Subutai.* "
Why would you say that? They had more and better horses, just as good bows, more and better melee weapons, the armor was cheaper, the same shields, so forth.
" *Hussars came hundreds of years after Subutai and used pistols and fire arms.* "
Yeap. Very effective against Tatars, who didn't use many firearms, and that meant their horses freaked out when they were shot at.
Like I said, no contest in a direct engagement. You seem to agree with me.
Re: "Subbotai was good."
I agree.
@@danwelterweight4137 if you take pistols and muskets from husars I will take bows and arrows from mongols 😅
Koncerz is an armor piercing weapon.
Using it you just punch through the ennemy armor like through butter.
It has the chappe of the "poinson" used by metals smith to punch holes in metal sheets.
Hmmm have u heard of battle od parkany?? The real result of your so called battle of Vienna?
The winged hussars are not the best, if they were they wouldnt have been disbanded when cavalry was still an important part of the army
Ye, they were best at its time, last cavalry using plate armor and they were specialized in breaking musketeers formations with effectiveness like any others. They rules battlefields till firearms hit level that any charging cavalry could not overcome.
@@cath6851 When they were disbanded in 1702 they were far from the best, and many cavalry regiments still used breast plates up until WW1.
"They rules battlefields till firearms hit level that any charging cavalry could not overcome." Simply wrong, cavalry stayed a important part of the army long after the winged hussars got disbanded
@@ghostie7028 You have incorrect information.
Winged Hussars survived much longer. During the Great Northern War, they took part in battles with the Swedes and in other places. Later, it served as a "funeral army" for ceremonial purposes, when a pair of two magnificent wings appears, before they looked different) Finally, along with the many reforms adopted in Poland as a combat formation, the hussars were liquidated only in 1775, and the existing hussar were transformed into national cavalry brigades. The reform process was interrupted by the Partitions of Poland, however Polish cavalryman will mark their presence on the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars brilliantly and widely popularize the use of lances and Uhlan cavalry formation.
Every hussar regiment were founded by Hungarian nobles, even the Kovács legion of the usa. Polish was founded by Báthori István. Also, hungary is not balkans.Furthermore if you make a histroical video use historical borders. The leopard skin mantle is the symbol of nobility in hungary dating back to the honfoglalás- Wings are the same reason Delis has wings. Hunnic steppe tradition.
I'm wondering why they'd charge half way across the battlefield (though I might steal it for my next total war battle). I'm imagining a particularly large battlefield and them getting more tired than they need to. Am I missing something?
it was a trot at first n they slowly sped up, there were 3-4 stages to the charge
@@khal7702 So your not going full pelt until you are pretty close?
Depending on where the lance broke, it was possible for them to be used to attack 2 or even 3 targets before it had to be discarded.
They didn't come from Serbia which at that time were under Ottomans. You have some Serbians incorporate in Hungarian units same as Croatian units. Hussars do come from Hungary even lot of units coming from Croatia to as that time were one country.
The winged hussar himself is great, but the organisation ?? Why not simply 10x10x10 etc., make no sense
Hussars charge was very special and long trained tactics, like no other cavalries did. There is no even 1 movie showing it, because its not really possible.
@@czciboridobromila5555 probably we speak about differnt things, i meaned, the nomadic way of orga 10,100,1000, 10000, per unit is much simplier
@@matetoth9740 Ok, thanks, I'll wait for answer to than.
Thanks I learned about hollow lances. Curious whether the origins of the riding style may have been a legacy of the mongols who perfected fighting on horseback in an earlier age. The hussars seem like an upgrade to the composite bow on horseback.
Polish power !!
Thisis so eurotrash. The Ottomans had been at war with Austria for the last century.Their attack on Xienna was not a westward expansin as much as an attempt to take their rival's main city...
They were not 😅
The best cavalry in history was the Macedonian Companion cavalry led by Alexander the Great. The 2nd best was the Mongolian cavalry under Gekas Khan.
For light cavalry, I may choose Comanche warriors over an equal number of Mongols. And I will take the Polish Hussars as the best. They never lost a battle, often against heavy odds. No other horsed force can make that claim.
@@majorsynthqed7374 The Polish hussars lost quite a few battles actually, even when the Poles and their allies outnumbered the enemy. Just look at the Great Northern War; the hussars lost at Kliszow in 1702. Hussar banners also participated in the battles of Jakobstadt in 1704 and Warsaw in 1705, which were also lost.
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They are light cavalry.
Their tactic is surprise. Be there where you expect them the liste, or not at all.
No surprise (relatively), no victory.
In Vienna they arrive at a punkt where both sides are exausted. It is the end for Vienna.
But it is the end for the Ottoman. Even victorious they will not have gone father. A Pyrrus victory.
The Hussars arrived at the perfect time, when they where the list expected.
They charged immediately, the Ottoman had no time to fully deploy.
Serbian hussars had wings originally and trained Polish at begging.
Based on probably lot of history facts? :)
Mongol nomads are raised on horseback. The world has never seen better cavalry than Mongol riders.
We polish people from southern-eastern provinces also born in saddle :) from very young age we trained with horses,bow, lance and falcons. We lerned this from ... Mongols :D. Polish style of riding is mixed France-Mongol style
@@bartomiejzakrzewski7220 Sarmatian heritage. The Sarmatians learned from the Scythians. The Mongols learned from the Scythians too.
I can see that you don't know much about the History of Poland :) See the Fight Battle of Hods Polish Husaria defeated the Mongols, there are 100 Hussars and 300 commanded against 40,000 Mongol Hordes Do you have something to tell me? :)
@@talusn9405 I looked up the battle of Hods but can't find any reference. It's hard to believe that 400 men defeated 40k riders.
@@bambusbjorn3756 They killed some but their task was to prevent them from entering the city and they did it :) they failed and withdrew
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great cavalry but it aint the best..alexander companions and the parthian/sassanids cataphracts are the best ever.
for sure, you can never say they are the best, but you know I need a good title.
@@fraskf6765 they good when the muslims busy fighting the crusaders, once the crusaders out the holy land and muslims start unite, bye bye throat singing.
I can see that you don't know much about the History of Poland :) See the Fight Battle of Hods Polish Husaria defeated the Mongols, there are 100 Hussars and 300 commanded against 40,000 Mongol Hordes Do you have something to tell me? :)
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" *alexander companions* "
Not a sliver of chance against Winged Hussars. Horses alone, not even talking about pistols, and most importantly *lances*. They'd get totally crushed.
" *cataphracts* "
Similar story. Total domination, no contest, go home and get better, guys.
They were amazing. But the Mongols were the best cavalry in history.
on the battlefield husars almost always beat tatars/mongolians
@@kriseastlondon965 can you show me which battles? I am not really sure that is correct
@@kriseastlondon965 the Mongols smashed most of eastern Europe and has the largest land empire in history. You can't do that if you lose battles. They did it with cavalry. That is an unmatched achievement
@@kriseastlondon965 and the title was "best cavalry in the world" which is broad and I think inaccurate
@@desdicadodog8452 ok, I will explain. Mogols were on the top, unmatched, till , lets say 1350. Husars only appeared from 1500 ... they didnt really fight with those practically undefeated , elite Mongols.