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The Winged Hussars: Poland's Shock Cavalry and the Art of the Charge
In this episode of The Story of Poland, Lucas and Luna plunge into the legend and reality of the winged hussars — the heavy cavalry that dominated European battlefields for nearly two centuries. They explore the distinctive 'wings' worn by the husaria, the debate over whether those feathers were worn on the saddle or the back, and the revolutionary tactics that made the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth a superpower. Lucas explains the hussars' unique weaponry — the five-meter kopia lance, the szabla sabre, and the koncerz — and how their devastating charge broke enemy lines at…
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