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The Winged Hussars: Poland's Shock Cavalry and Their Last Stand
In this episode of The Story of Poland, Lucas and Luna dive into the legend and reality of the winged hussars — Poland's iconic heavy cavalry. They explore the origins of the husaria under Stefan Batory, the devastating charge at the Battle of Kirholm in 1605 where 3,000 hussars shattered a Swedish army four times their size, and the tactical innovations that made them feared across Europe. But they also examine the decline: the over-reliance on hussars, the rise of firearms, and the final charge at the Battle of Vienna in 1683, which became both their greatest triumph and a swan song…
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