Armorer: "So do you want to be equipped as light or heavy cavalry?" Winged Hussars: "Yes"

@leoprzytuac3660

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of accurate XDD

@wilczekkubam

2 жыл бұрын

XD

@janwojtyna3392

2 жыл бұрын

They were not heavy cavalry to be exact... Just like Pershing was not really a heavy tank.

@lucasmroczynski5543

2 жыл бұрын

thanks, hungarian bros if it wasnt for you we wouldnt have the best cavalry in the world

As a polish person i can say that every polish viewer of yours was jumping in excitement because poles absolutely love being mentioned by foereign countries and i dont even know why

@benjaminthibieroz4155

2 жыл бұрын

most people who like their own History like to see it acknowledged. Also, Polish History is too underrated. There aren't much people as badass as the Poles.

@jannegrey593

2 жыл бұрын

Because as a Polish person trying to show my friends from abroad some history and that Poland wasn't an insignificant country in History of Europe - when I try to look for example at battle of Somosierra that mentions that crazy charge - I can only find one (very good though) video. (Yes I know those were not Hussars) And unfortunately Polish Hussars are often reduced to - "they won siege of Vienna". Which is at best oversimplification. Siege was already partially lifted and in process of being beaten. It's just that once Hussars attacked they completely routed the Ottoman forces and took their camp (and killed a lot of routed ottomans as well) - IDK if Muzeum Czartoryskich is open again - our government and the family of Czartoryscy made it a contest of to whom the history belongs. But you could see the loot from Ottoman camp there. Amount of loot and it's wealth was staggering.

@johnspera8369

2 жыл бұрын

Also because many don't realize there was a Polski empire at one time.

@jannegrey593

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnspera8369 Empire is a big word - we never had an emperor. We did have imperial tendencies unfortunately - but in those times if you didn't have them you would be beaten by other "empires". Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was very strong between early 15th and late 17th Century. Later you see a decline - though in hindsight you can see that over extension in very early 17th Century was straining Commonwealth. Also if you want to use Polish words: Polish Empire - "Imperium Polskie" - I personally never seen this being used. In Polish at least. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - "Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów" - more direct translation would be "Republic of Both Nations" or "Republic of Two Nations". The fact that it was a monarchy could give you a stop, but back then it wasn't a contradiction. Since 16th Century we elected Monarch in General Elections - all male nobles (szlachta) were eligible to vote. And since nobility made roughly 10% of population - you could argue that it was somewhat democratic. And king was never a very strong position - Commonwealth was quite decentralized - to the point that it could be nowadays considered a Federation.

@mateuszosuch6267

2 жыл бұрын

@@jannegrey593 I wouldn't translate "Rzeczpospolita" as "republic" more direct (and accurate) translation is "Commonwealth".

Fun fact, horses used by the Winged Hussars were of special breed that was sort of a military secret, so there was a law in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth saying that if you sold a hussar horse to someone abroad, you would face capital punishment :)

Metatron - the average cost (average) of a 17th century winged hussar's equipment, including at least two horses, but not counting lances, was on the order of 40kg of silver. An absolutely outrageous sum of money. Also, the pistols they used were wheellocks, and they were held sideways to help ensure the spark fell in the pan while you were shooting from horseback. You also forgot about the fact that the 6m long lances were held in a special harness (basically a leather cup, and heavy strap) mounted to the saddle, so that the horse's entire momentum was transfered directly to the back of the lance shaft. Record holder was some nameless Lithuanian hussar, who skewered six enemies with his lance simultaneously.

@rudboypaintbrawl

Жыл бұрын

I found in some book summary of costs in gold (polish red golden) for hussar equipment. With bare minimum basic grade equipment and horses basic unit of lance with one leader&owner of unit called in polish 'towarzysz', two wingmans 'pocztowy' and about 6-8 helpers as cook, cart drivers, stable boys etc. Nothing fancy, no top tier bling only what was needed to be barely accepted to hussars costed around todays 2,5 million $, over half almost two thirds was for horses which in one battel could die all with backups as they had at least one spare for each hussar. I counted it with much better horses for leader as x5 price and with arms+expenses for year of pay for teammates and wagon crew, dozen of lances per rider and so on. I suppose it was in one of Andrzej Nadolski books.

@piotrd.4850

8 ай бұрын

@@rudboypaintbrawl Basically, small hussar banner costed about as much as war galleon. Hell, one book mentioned that owner equipment alone could cost up to equivalent of 900 muskeets (regiment's worth or armament!).

As a hungarian I really appreciate someone finally mentioning that we were one of the first nation with huszár army.

@paweszymonjasinski7158

2 жыл бұрын

We stll love our Hungarian brothers!!

@TheLehi5

2 жыл бұрын

YEEEEEEEAAAAAH our true brothers in arms are the polish! ...not that german speaking neightborhood...

@belivuk2526

2 жыл бұрын

Yet no one ever remembers to mention that Hungarian huszar come originally from Serbian gusars and that the entire reason for the winged look was Serbian gusars putting feathers on their armor for won tournaments and battles. More feathers=more victories. Also, about half of the original winged Hussars unit in Poland was made up of Serbian gusars who moved north to Austria-Hungary and Poland when Ottomans conquered Serbia. As glad as I am that Hungarians get their credit, it saddens me that we Serbs never get any credit for it, or anything else in history by anyone in the west

@wilczekkubam

2 жыл бұрын

@@belivuk2526 Ok, you are right, but they all use different weapons, and they fight different. Like Polish-Lithuanian saber come from Hungarian with come from Ottoman saber... Not many beside name left in this evolution.

@marcoadmiralis_1497

2 жыл бұрын

@@belivuk2526 huszár derives from the hungarian for "twenty", "húsz". Before talking about what huszár means i would like to point out that the word twenty is not borrowed since it is the same in khanty or mansi i cannot remember. Now, there are several theories but the more legitimate ones are the following. Either one out of twenty men were soldier horsemen or 20 horsemen were required from each community or village to serve for various armies, as in for the different tribes most likely, not for the nation.

Who were they? - Absolute badasses How were they equipped? - Like absolute badasses ^^

@dominic6634

2 жыл бұрын

lol awesome

@stockrex

2 жыл бұрын

Were they even Hussars or are they Currasiers :-D

@Timbo6669

2 жыл бұрын

They even held their pistols like 90's American rappers!! EDIT: obviously I’m joking. The hussars are definitely not as dangerous as 50 cent...lol

@lukaszj78x

2 жыл бұрын

@@Timbo6669 90's American rappers held their pistols like hussars. Chronology.

@LeHobbitFan

2 жыл бұрын

@@Timbo6669 that's how you KNOW they were badasses

Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down the mountainside Then the winged hussars arrived Coming down they turned the tide

@theprussian4616

2 жыл бұрын

STORM CLOUDS, FIRE AND STEEL DEATH FROM ABOVE MAKE THEIR ENEMY KNEEL SHINING ARMOR AND WINGS, DEATH FROM ABOVE ITS AN ARMY OF KINGS!

@StergiosMekras

2 жыл бұрын

expectedSabaton

@kellan2127

2 жыл бұрын

Sabaton is 🔥

@dymytryruban4324

2 жыл бұрын

Niechaj skrzydła chwały niosą Was Rozniecając czarnych szabel blask Niczym ogień z nieba spadnie cios Znów odmieniając dziejów los Niech w sokolim pędzie jazda gna Na proporcach tańczy bitwy wiatr Jak lawina mknie stukonny grom Strachu nie znając, ziemię zraszają krwią

@zira9827

2 жыл бұрын

@@dymytryruban4324 whats the name of this song?

I see winged hussars - i click the vid

@Brother-Martell

2 жыл бұрын

my thumbnail didn't even load lol

@badgamemaster

2 жыл бұрын

simple as

Many people are missing this cool point "Towarzysz(Companion) usually wore a leopard (sometimes tiger, jaguar or lion) pelt over his left shoulder, or as often depicted in the surviving Podhorce Castle paintings, he had the exotic pelt underneath his saddle or wrapped around his hips. Wolf, brown bear and lynx pelts were reserved for leaders and veterans (starszyzna)."

@Al.Sulikas

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's more of the wealth of the hussar in question. more exotic pelts available only for the wealthiest of the hussaria.

@adambielen8996

2 жыл бұрын

@@Al.Sulikas No, it was a requirement. They were, however, often fakes as the look was more important.

@Al.Sulikas

2 жыл бұрын

@@adambielen8996 wasn't disputing the requirement of wearing a pelt as part of your loadout. and also the towarzyszi were not drawn from nobility, while hussaria itself was. so kind of perplexing why a lower rank and lower status soldier would have a fancy pelt of an exotic predator, even a fake one, rather than what can be sourced locally. And Szlachta(noblemen) themselves varied by wealth too. in some parts of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth, the Szlachta were so downtrodden that their estate was no different from a peasant's farmstead, and only thing differing them from peasantry was their Szabla(saber) at their belt.

@adambielen8996

2 жыл бұрын

@@Al.Sulikas the Towarzyszi were Hussaria. The non-Szlacta cavalry were the Pancerni or Tatars. Also all Szlachta had the right to vote no matter how poor, unlike their peasant neighbors.

@Al.Sulikas

2 жыл бұрын

@@adambielen8996 that's not what experts on hussaria say. Don't remember the name but the guy is the undisputed authority on the topic in Poland, and what I say is also backed by Lithuanian expert hussar researcher, V. Airini. also never disputed szlachta's political rights based on their wealth status. Also, at least in GDL, tatars had their own social structure akin to christians, and their nobility shared some of the Christian szlachta's rights, there is separate works on that as well.

THEN THE SABATON FANS ARRIVED!!!

@Raleyg

2 жыл бұрын

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

@titusjuventiuscelsus9758

2 жыл бұрын

COMING DOWN THEY LEAVE A LIKE

@LeonidasSparta-Fun-History

2 жыл бұрын

AS THE MINUTES ARE PASSING BY, AND THE LIKES ARE PILING HIGH, NO ESCAPE, AND MONETIZATION!

@saanon9334

2 жыл бұрын

DISLIKES ARE COMING DOWN FROM THE SKY! JANNITORS ARE YOU READY TO DIE? WE WILL SEEK OUR VENGEANCE, EYE FOR AN EYE!

@nt2d_27

2 жыл бұрын

You'll be stopped upon the steps of our gate On this field you're only facing our hate But back home the sultan's sealing your fate

Wings also made it seem like there was more hussars than there actually were. Another thing, the hussar's lances stayed light despite their huge length due to a special manufacturing method that probably included hollowing it out. And lastly, when mentioning that their armor was most likely bulletproof was one thing, the other was the incredible breed of horse they used, they'd often keep charging after being shot or otherwise even heavily injured, the horses would often drop dead after the charge was over instead. Both the lance making technique as well as the special horse breed they used were heavily guarded and exporting either outside of PLC was punishable by death!

@jakubfabisiak9810

2 жыл бұрын

The horse charging after being shot is not unusual. Unless you get a head/leg hit and the horse drops, a chest hit at 50m will kill the horse, but at full gallop it will still run the distance.

@PewPewPlasmagun

2 жыл бұрын

At some point they were no longer bulletprood bcs that was the only way to stop a Hussar charge in the end.

@CaptainArek

2 жыл бұрын

Wings made them seem like there was more hussars than there actually were, possibly made sound during charge which would frighten enemies and their horses and were recognizable like a banner of a famous unit like Metatron said. Many reasons why wings could be used in battle. He barely licked the subject in this short video, luckily there is some literature if someone would like to learn more.

@azmhyr

2 жыл бұрын

If you lool at the depictions of Turkish and Tatar light cavalry, you’ll see that they also wear wings and animal skins. That’s mostly because of a heathen belief that wearing these would grant you the power of that animal.

@bobliger118

2 жыл бұрын

@@azmhyr the hussar horses were of mixed tatar and polish breed

That Sabaton reference though , smooth.

@pyeitme508

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!!

@malahamavet

2 жыл бұрын

can someone explain it?

@eatthewitch2858

2 жыл бұрын

@@malahamavet no

@overconfidentpineapple8783

2 жыл бұрын

When clicking on this video i was like please let it be a sabaton reference

2:59 correction: only 3,000 of the cavalry in the charge were Winged Hussars. The rest was a mix of other Polish and Holy Roman horsemen, such as Hungarian hussars and Lipka Tatars

finally somebody mentions the Hungarian Hussars, Hungary used hussars since the 13th century, as nobles needed to provide 1 mounted soldier for every 20 servants they had. The meaning of Hussar (Huszár in Hungarian) is "the price for twenty"

@materakoczi2519

2 жыл бұрын

Megelőztél, pont ezt akartam írni :D .

@mrprice8536

2 жыл бұрын

@@materakoczi2519 én a sebesség :D

@PSM_

2 жыл бұрын

As a polish I have to admit that even in Poland many doesn’t know that we took the idea of Husaria from our Hungarian brothers. 🇭🇺 🤝 🇵🇱

@mrprice8536

2 жыл бұрын

@@PSM_yes it is very sad that not many knows how great and revolutionary our military ideas were back in the days. even the first french hussar regiment was founded by a Hungarian Noble and the regiment is still called after him (Bercsenyi Laszlo Ignac)

@materakoczi2519

2 жыл бұрын

@@PSM_ Hi there polish brother! Love all of you from Hungary!

As for the lances, these were actually the only part of Hussar's equipment provided by the crown. They were hollowed on the inside which not only made them lighter but counterintuitively more durable and sturdy, because a tube shape has better material strength qualities than a cylinder. When charging, the rear end of the lance was insterted into a leather strap connected to the saddle, not only did it move the impact force onto the saddle and the horse instead of the rider, but also when the lance was lowered it provided a force that countered the torque coming from the gravity pulling down on the front of the lance which basically halved the weight felt by the Hussar's hand. At the front of the lance there was also a banner, about 2-2.5 meter long that during a high speed charge flapped around in the wind creating a lot of noise similar to the whip's cracking.

@Hadar1991

2 жыл бұрын

And that banners flapping with whip's cracking noise is probably why enemies though they where "winged". And the wings, mostly aesthetic feature was added later when popular misconception, that hussars where winged arose. Not sure if we even have any proofs that anybody really took those wings into fight.

@fokazpotoka

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hadar1991 Yeah, hussars were a thing for 200 years, they had to provide their own equipment, so personal taste, current fashion, area of operation, wealth and many more factors had a huge impact on how a any particular banner of hussars would look like at any point in time. The famous wings were definitely more prominent in later periods when being a hussar became a sign of status and no longer seen on battlefields. But this tradition had to originate somewhere right? I'd say that it's reasonable to assume that at least some hussars somewhere sometime had a small wing attached to their saddle even during battle

@Hadar1991

2 жыл бұрын

@@fokazpotoka As far I am aware, people were thinking that hussars are winged before any wings appeared on hussars, mainly due to banner flaps (which generated much noise). And later definitely some choose to have some wings, but they where rather detrimental in battle (those in the horse seat made mounting and dismounting horse harder; those on you back made you armour heavier and potentially could result in your sabre hitting your wings if the hussar made some wide or unorthodox swings with sabre). So we cannot say that nobody had wings in battle but realistically how many nobles would tip the scale in favour of enemy just for "cool factor". Anybody saying that wings where for noise generation is wrong (that was achieved by banners and hundreds of horses cantering (cwał/cwałowanie in Polish, not sure if I am using proper English word). And I am not sure about the morale argument - having wings above your arms in combat with sabre is just begging to them to catch your own sabre. While having them hidden behind your back makes them invisible for people you want them demoralise. Wings made much more sense for parades because without cantering from away it is hard to show what effect made that the Hussars started to be called winged.

@fokazpotoka

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hadar1991 I absolutely agree that the noise generated by the wings would be impossible to hear even outside a battle scenario. Wings have been used in parades very early on, as we can see them depicted by the contemporary art piece "rolka sztokholmska" on which we can see a single straigth wing attatched to the saddle at an angle. And combined with the fact that the bigger back-attatched wings that we see later on started being prominent only after the hussars were seeing close to none combat makes me think that the small saddle wings could have been in fact used in combat by some of the hussars. I remember hearing reenactors say that the wings were not causing many problems if any at all. I don't think mounting and dismounting would be problematic either, a battle-wing could have been attatched after the hussar was mounted and I suppose they'd attach them in a way that they'd fall off or break pretty easily so they dont catch your leg when dismounting. Back attached battle-wings however seem like a complete nonsense but who knows

@saintsone7877

Жыл бұрын

@@Hadar1991 I believe that in one attack scribes who recorded it stated the Girls of villagers as the Hussars came down into the valley said something like " Mama, look angels on horses". Hardly likely (even for a child) to say angels if they were not wearing what appeared like wings to a child.

I finally learnt what the strange figures from an old book were. I had seen these guys but I forgot what they were. Thanks Metatron.

@gotyoubitch1628

2 жыл бұрын

That was a Warhammer book. Right?

@rohit_parashar

2 жыл бұрын

@@gotyoubitch1628 yes, yes I think that's the one.

@havoc1zero

2 жыл бұрын

You should listen to a band called Sabaton. They have a song called The Winged Hussars.

@rohit_parashar

2 жыл бұрын

@@havoc1zero ok sir, will do

@randomkriegsman8444

2 жыл бұрын

havoc1zero good job comrade for spreading the word

As a polished duck myself, Hussars are one my favourite types of military units.

Well I think part of why Hussars looks are so iconic is because some of the influences from both east and west that were strongly mixed in the polish culture at time leaked into them too, overall at this period in time Poland had its own very unique style when compared to other nations of Europe

@wingedhussar1453

2 жыл бұрын

The culture looked badass

@user-ef4gf7rr9r

2 жыл бұрын

Sarmatism!

@LilithLonelyHeart

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ef4gf7rr9r Yup

@piotrviatorus5109

2 жыл бұрын

look it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6GEuq-snsaYdpc.html

@LilithLonelyHeart

2 жыл бұрын

@@piotrviatorus5109 boi I read the book this movie is based on( one of very few high school lectures I liked enough to read fully), and well also saw the movie as our teacher was showing us movies based on lectures in case we didn't read the books Edit: ok it's not a movie I was thinking of I thought it was our polish "Potop" but seems like it's something else

Uhlan is pronounced Uwan (うわん - you will get that). It comes from Tatar word meaning "young man". Polish Rzeczpospolita had a fairly large Tatar minority.

@snakeace0

2 жыл бұрын

The tatars are still very much present in poland , very interesting folk.

@demogorgonzola

2 жыл бұрын

Explaining Polish pronunciation to an Italian using Japanese alphabet... you don't see that every day. :)

@doommaker4000

2 жыл бұрын

@@demogorgonzola The worst part is, it makes sense.

@jeanvonestling7408

2 жыл бұрын

actually and interestingly, from Metatron's videos I learned that "v" in Latin was pronounces as "w" in English or as "ł" / "Ł" in Polish - and in Polish "Uhlan" is "Ułan".

@NimrodElTzane

2 жыл бұрын

@@demogorgonzola hah but funny fact almost all japanesse hiragana/katakana sounds are existing in polish languague (and more that are not included in japanesse).

Small correction. It is true that the noblemen would have to provide their own equipment and also equipment for their retainers. The 5-6m long hollowed out lance (kopia) however were provided by the crown. Because these lances often broke upon contact, they had spare lances for the hussars and they often rode forth and back to re-equip and charge several times during a battle. The long estoc like piercing sword (Koncerz) was essentially a backup for when the lance was broken. They also frequently wore short armour piercing hammers (Nadziak).

The last time I was this early, Vienna was still under siege

@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347

2 жыл бұрын

You mean the desperation desperation it’s a desperate race against the mines? And a race against time? When the Winged Hussars Arrived?

@pavise6333

2 жыл бұрын

@@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 Coming down the mountain side

@CopeAndSeeth

2 жыл бұрын

@@pavise6333 with their help did they also happen to turn the tide?

@halbkuppe4895

2 жыл бұрын

@@CopeAndSeeth if i remember, in september, when vienna was freed. yes

@undertakernumberone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@CopeAndSeeth No, they did not. The 3,000 Winged Hussars and 15,000 other cav (german and polish) were just the final nail in the coffin of the ottomans. They already had been rather battered by the infantry... The fight had been going for a few hours before the cavalry was comitted. And I'm not at all sorry for breaking up this little song quotationthing.

As a Pole watching your channel for years, I was really hoping for this video - thank you!

I've been fascinated with the Polish Wing Hussars for some time now. This interest came via comic-book & tv mini-series versions of the famous Polish historical adventure novel With Fire & Sword & as well as some other military historical reading I've done. I found it so interesting that these soldiers/warriors were the last remnant of the European Knightly tradition.

@eugenekearney6971

11 ай бұрын

movie is available on youtube

0:35 Metatron immediately adressing with obvious respect the elephant in the room, with an accurate comments full of subtility...I like you so much.

@maddie9602

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't get it. What was he referencing?

@VosperCDN

2 жыл бұрын

@@maddie9602 The band, Sabaton who sings a song called "Winged Hussars" - which is a bit of a meme saying now. Which Metatron slyly referred to when he mentions he should have been wearing his sabatons, the armoured foot protection.

@maddie9602

2 жыл бұрын

@@VosperCDN ah, got it

To short, definitly too short ;) ... you could mention that they also useed "Horseman's pick", the lances were hollow inside like birds bones to make it lighter (if i remember no one did it before ) , also horses were speciall bred and trained... and unfortunately all that was also one of the causees of their extinction :( ... it was too expensive to maintain.

@shorewall

2 жыл бұрын

The hollow lances is really cool to me. It lets you have a really long lance that weighs less than it should. And the lance would still be strong lengthwise, so as you charged home with the lance straight, it would do a lot of damage. Plus, once you charge home, a lance is unwieldy in the melee, so it doesn't matter of the lance breaks or gets stuck. You can just drop it and either go back for another lance, or pull out your sword and get to cutting. :D

@sokosokolowski2823

2 жыл бұрын

@@shorewall These lances were actually ment to break after a charge

@Chraan

2 жыл бұрын

Lances for jousting tournaments have often been hollow, so nope, not the first.

The 1st Polish Armored Division fighting in Normandy, Holland and Germany used the symbol of a winged Hussar for their unit (also looks like a squirrel). They were also badass.

@ErebosArt

Жыл бұрын

how does it look like a squirrel???? :D

@daddust

Жыл бұрын

@@ErebosArt Był pan kiedyś w parku? Każdy to widzi. W tym w czasie wojny zołnierzy Macka

@ErebosArt

Жыл бұрын

@@daddust no nie wiem. ja tam wiewiórki nie widzę.

Thank you, Metatron! The more that I learn of the Polish people, the more that I admire their history. Poland is on my shortlist of places that I intend to visit.

@piotrviatorus5109

2 жыл бұрын

look it; kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6GEuq-snsaYdpc.html

@FBPG

2 жыл бұрын

The sooner the better, my friends from abroad loved it.

@KuK137

2 жыл бұрын

Skip it. At least while fascist government is in power, or some ""patriot"" (read, thug) will show you his fist up close for daring to look different.

I was under the impression that the winged hussars only made up a small part of the 14000 strong cavalry charge during the siege of vienna. (also, funny you should mention the siege if minas tirith, i recall reading somewhere that it was inspired by the siege of vienna)

@benjaminthibieroz4155

2 жыл бұрын

it's very likely. There aren't that much examples of a huge siege saved by the providential charge of massive cavalries, and Tolkien surely knew his History. But hell yeah, it's so cool to see fights in History that can surpass fantasies (That also means there remains things to be written...

@positroll7870

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and no. There more than 10.ooo Polish cav there, maybe even 14.ooo - how much of them were "true" Hussars can be debated. But there were even more German imperial cavalry than that (Reiter and Cuirassiers) So we are talking about up to 30.ooo charging horsemen ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_battle_for_the_Battle_of_Vienna_(1683)#Catholic_Coalition_relief_force_at_the_Battle_of_Kahlenberg Have a look at this yt vid (taken from a German TV docu on the 1683 siege but using it for a song on the Prince Eugen campaign decades later ... ) at 2:45. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eahnmtezmKfcYLg.html You can see the Winged Hussars at the left, and the Imperial Reiter on the right.

@undertakernumberone1

2 жыл бұрын

@@positroll7870 there were around 18k Cav. 3k Winged Hussars, 15k mixed Polish and German, though mostly polish (though one of the charging units was composed solely out of German Cav). Then there also was the infantry, which attacked first. The Poles had the single largest contingent among the League, but alltogether the forces from the Holy Roman Empire outnumbered them.

@positroll7870

2 жыл бұрын

@@undertakernumberone1 Nope. I gave you a link showing otherwiese above (wiki "only", but with further links), If that one is too long for you to read, here is a shorter overview in German of the army assebled to liberate Vienna: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlacht_am_Kahlenberg#Entsatzarmee_des_Heiligen_R%C3%B6mischen_Reichs_und_Polens >20.ooo German cavalry. 14.000 Polish. Now, some of them might have fought in the wider environment in skirmishes with other Ottoman / Crimean cavalry, but most of them were present for the main charge.

@AlcaturMaethor

2 жыл бұрын

@@positroll7870 Lot of them would be employed in different roles. Battlefield was wide and a lot of cavalry would be elsewhere. My guess is that the main charge would be heavies (hussars and cuirassieurs) with support, while lights and most mediums would do other things, like screenning, scouting, regional affaires. Also german number you cite counts for Poles dragoons as cavalry, this is always iffy.

I love the fact the original portrait of the knight before the arrow goes through his visor is framed within Metatrons home. Great taste👌🏻

I wasn't going to click on this video. But then the WInged Hussars arrived.

Cieszę się że mój kraj ma taką historię, jestem z niej dumny

Just a friendly correction: when you described the relief of the siege of Vienna, there were only about two thousand winged hussars. That's not to say they didn't play their part, but there just weren't 14,000 of them.

@creepypinny8717

2 жыл бұрын

If I’m not mistaken there were about 14,000 cavalry in total but only a part of that was the winged Hussars

@PopPop-sl5lt

2 жыл бұрын

@@creepypinny8717 yep, in total there were about 14,000 cavalry-men, most of whom were from the HRE and the holy league.

@bloodwynn

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, also noticed this. If Polish-Lithuanian state had 14k hussars back then, they would conquer the world. ^^

@AlcaturMaethor

2 жыл бұрын

One thousand. 3 000 Hussars in general, but with the Companion-retainer system, only around 1 000 of them would be armed with lances and attired in full hussar regalia (well, there was some variation as some comrades lacked parts of equipment and some retainers stood in comrade attire, and John III had to prohibit requisitioning of equipment from retainers).

@PopPop-sl5lt

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlcaturMaethor I'm pretty sure the posited two thousand count takes into account the retinues of each hussar, or rather the retainers equipped to accompany their given noble, while other retainers would likely have fought in some alternative manner, as seen with traditional European lances

Amazing. I can't imagine having to face them in battle. My maternal grandparents were Polish, so I find this video particularly cool.

WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

@carlospomares3225

2 жыл бұрын

COMMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE

@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347

2 жыл бұрын

COMING DOWN THEY TURNED THE TIDE!!!

@Raleyg

2 жыл бұрын

CANNONBALLS ARE COMING DOWN FROM THE SKY

Just for your information: It is said, as an anecdote, that the iconic winged hussar assault in Vienna inspired J. R. R. Tolkien himself in the famous Rohirric assault on Minas Tirith siege. J. R. R. himself never said that this assault was the relevant inspiration, but he never denied it, same for his son Christopher. Nevertheless, this assault (14.000 men, my God!) is so iconic, that is depicted in many fantasy novels, even in Warhammer Fantasy world, plua that one of Kislev's units is inspired by exactly these men. I really like them, despite my favourite cavalrymen, as a Greek, are the Cataphracts of the mid Byzantine era, those who smashed the Sassanids in the big Battle of Ninevi (if i write it correctly, it's taken from the Greek word for the famous Assyrian capital, Νινευή). Thanks Metatron for this video, I really appreciate it. Have a nice time, and may I one day see a video of yours giving the timeline of the Cataphracts.

@missAlice1990

Жыл бұрын

I know I'm late but in fact the resemblance is there. First, the fall of Perchtoldsdorf (Osgiliath) only days before the siege of Vienna and the famous Rohirrim charge. Plus the famous, unparallelled horses characteristic of both Hussars and Rohan.

About psychological effect of the wings: Winged Hussars didn't lose any battle for 125 years, and those were years with multiple wars on all fronts, usually being severly outnumbered. I imagine seeing those winged MFs on the hill, preparing for a charge, would send a chill through the spines of even most brave soldiers.

I'm pretty sure the charge was ~18000 horsemen, not ~14000, and only ~3000 were the Winged Hussars. So the charge was even larger than you've thought, just with less wings.

@47morlock

Жыл бұрын

you're pretty sure? sources cant even agree on the exact date of the charge. but you're pretty sure🙄

@woodonfire7406

Жыл бұрын

@@47morlock what about you yourself? Do you know another convincing source about these hussars and the Siege of Vienna? Me, no, because stories and history facts I hear varies from person to person

@berserk6984

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it could be that the other horsemen could be "Pancerni".

I love the Winged Hussars. But my favorite medieval knights are the Mamelukes. Mainly because I'm Egyptian and they repelled a crusade against my country from the west and a multiple Mongol invasions from the east. Another reason why they are my favorite is that they (like the Hussars) looked really badass in their armors and in their fighting styles!!

@escaramujo

2 жыл бұрын

But weren't mamelukes Caucasian slaves? Like, dude, they contradict full modern conception of slavery and religious military.

@deeipomar2366

2 жыл бұрын

@@escaramujo They were not slaves in the European concept of slavery. They had many privileges that even the commoners didn't have like governing cities, initiating the Islamic prayers in mosques and leading navies and armies to the point that they ultimately ruled all of Egypt itself. So no, they were not slaves by the western definition of slavery but rather knights by the Middle Eastern definition of knighthood.

@HanSolo__

2 жыл бұрын

@@deeipomar2366 Whaaa? Not slaves but knights? This is like: "No, this is not white it most likely very much kinda ...black. Yeah, in fact deeply black..." The knight was as far from the slave as its possible could be in ANY society on planet Earth!

@deeipomar2366

2 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ The western definition of knighthood is very different than our definition of it here in the Middle East, as is slavery!! Again they were not slaves as in they were possessed by other men and they couldn't breathe except by the permission of their masters, no. They had privileges most of the free men didn't have. Can a slave lead armies? Can a slave govern a city? Can a slave own lands with free men working the fields for him? Sure they were bought from childhood but once integrated into the Mameluke knighthood/brotherhood (In the Middle East they were called 'فرسان المماليك' which translates to 'the mameluke knights') they were not treated as slaves anymore. In fact they would sometimes outclass the nobilities of Egypt!! The Mamelukes would take oaths to defend the religion of God, defend the land of their nation and defend the people from injustice. Much like European knights. And they were so effective and highly trained that they were the only line of defense against the crusaders and the infamous Mongols!!

Hey Metatron, amazing video as usual, but I think it would be cool to note that many of the first noblemen that began fighting as hussars were not only the hungarians, but also the exiled serbs after the battle of Kosovo, many of them having some regional style differences with the Hungarians too, when it comes to armor and clothing.

@HanSolo__

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. On top of most importand things in life, Hungary was the place to buy or breed superb horses. Then such line would be mixed with fair, sublime horses from the middle east. Such mix would be planted in Poland. Kept, refinedand trained, never to be sold arbroad. A similar story was about the Hungarian saber. Poles loved these. Bought in Hungary, refined for local style and need. Then mixed with this fine eastern "touch" to get everything best from the best possible designs. To make it fit to own hand like a glove. 😉👌

Each soldier was practically a one man army, equipped with lances, different stypes of swords and a ranged weapon.

Then the winged hussarses arrived!

There were actually only 2000 winged hussars spearheading a larger force of cavalry at Vienna made-up of lower class polish cavalry and even tartars that where given refuge in the the country

@HanSolo__

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Pancerni made the majority and a bulk of the Polish cavalry. With Vienna not being exception. One could call them inferior, minor or light compared to Hussars... but this was not the case. This was the time when support cavalry had (just like heavy) its golden age. Regular Polish cavalrymen from Vienna was equipped, skilled, and experienced at level you would call Elite in the XV. Apart from not wearing and not using the extraordinary stuff Pancerni were praised for their speed, insane bravery, tactics, agility and all weaponry top skills. Even if their horses were not as refined war-machines each worth fortune like horses used by Hussars. The charge of Hussars used to be compared to thunderstorm while regular Polish cavalry looked more like sea waves pushing and pulling the front line at will - unisono with superb effect of flowing army, ready to strike in every given moment. The third less known but very formidable formation on horses was king Jan III Sobieski favorite - Dragoons. All 3 types of units were forged during eastern constant wars with the Tatar hordes. These hussars fught under the leadership of Hetman Sobieski himself (before he became the king.)

@adambielen8996

2 жыл бұрын

There was also a large number of German cavalry at the siege.

@agentspaniel4428

2 жыл бұрын

@@adambielen8996 technically they were hapsburgs(the holy Roman empire) at the time

@adambielen8996

2 жыл бұрын

@@agentspaniel4428 When most of that allied cavalry is coming from Saxony, Bavaria, and the Hapsburg's German holdings it is correct to call them German cavalry.

@MrMarek19

2 жыл бұрын

They were there in attack ......that important

What i took away from this is that Metatron is thinking about getting and painting Kislev Hussars after watching WH3 content.

@bobstone0

2 жыл бұрын

Kislev from Warhammer It's a disgusting country. Connection of Poland and Russia. It is as anachronistic as bringing China and Japan together into one culture.

@calebmccoy9685

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobstone0 warhammer is a blending of cultures and twisting them into an extreme version in a fantasy setting. Reikland is romans living with germanic names enacting the spanish inquisition. Kislev is the bulwark against the invaders so they are mostly representative of the slavic and steppe tribes being the first to defend from the huns before Poland and Russia existed as the cultures we know today. They also have influences from the hungarians and poland of later periods. In any case, all of warhammer is anachronistic or stolen from lotr. Im pretty sure the aztecs and mayans (and other cultures) werent lizards led by nuclear strike capable frogs on floating thrones just like I dont think eqypt had dead people walking around it.

@bobstone0

2 жыл бұрын

@@calebmccoy9685 Clever and fun. But this is still ignorance to me.

Point about gauntlets - Hussars had 2 pistols, it would be pretty hard to use them in full metal gauntlets, and both the saber and koncerz had full knuckle bars. As for the wings - some sources suggest that the high-pitched noise they made during fast charges would scare away enemy horses. Some others make claims, that the wings were a response to a common tactic used by Tatars (be it hordes themselves, or in service of Ottomans) - throwing a lasso over the rider's head and pulling him down. And with the wing 'spar' mounted right behind the hussars head, it could also serve as a protection against swings made from the back in melee.

How we was taught: wings was almost defensive utility, that prevented the hussar from catching by lassoes. Also, how i remember, wings attached to the saddle was earlier and almost hungarian feature, but wings on backplate characterise polish hussars.

There was a secret for their effectiveness. Heavy cavalry that could move like light cavalry. They have a minimum of good armor and also some special, very robust horses. They were very good with both (very) long spears (they had a new one at each attack) and swords. In addition, as you mentioned, they had firearms. Maneuverability, protection, the impact of long spears, sword skill, firearms ~ a unique combination.

Thank you Metatron! Beautiful video.

@metatronyt

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work!

Actually the first hussars were Serbian. They were called "racowie", which basically means "A Serb" and they woud have wing shaped shields. Also: The wings were CeReMoNiAl

@wielkapolska427

2 жыл бұрын

Dokładnie tak! Szacunek, że o tym piszesz. Trzeba pielęgnować przyjaźń z Serbami, najbliższymi braćmi Polaków i pilnować aby historia nie była pisana na nowo. 🇵🇱♥️🇷🇸

@waaasteee

7 ай бұрын

The Poles made an incredible thing out of the Hussars and perfected it! That the Hussars (Gussars) were created based on the experience of the Serbs fighting with the Turkish light cavalry! Crossing north into Hungary transfer that type of cavalry where further in Poland is perfected, Racowie (Raška) is one of the Serbian medieval states, thanks to the Poles for their great love for us, a rare nation that mentions us! Thank you !

We need a video for every special unit in Age of Empires.

@benjaminthibieroz4155

2 жыл бұрын

I back up this!

@piotrviatorus5109

2 жыл бұрын

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Then the winged Hussars arrived... making Metatron even cooler than he already was!

My take on the value of the wings is twofold. Firstly, depending on angle of attachment they made the silouette of an attacking rider borader and as such might make the line of charge look more dense and numerous through the eyes of the defenders. Secondly, I understood they would make a whirring sound when the air strives over the feathers at full speed. Imagine the sounds of hundreds of riders.... Both combined might have a devastating psychological effect on the defending formation especially in the moment of impact for them not holding line...and this is exactly what you would need for an impact attack that the defending formation breaks open just before you charge in.

AWWW YES I KNEW YOU'D COVER THE WINGED HUSSARS ONE DAY!

My Polish heart couldn't be more satisfied

Wienna should never forget these guys.

they had one of the best cavalry sabers in history, really

One can say that the winged hussars were being so effective in battle becuase: 1. They were elite troopers with very high morale. 2. Equipment mentioned in the video. 3. As they charged into enemy pikes and muskets they started in two wide rows which would merge into one tight row of hussars as they sped up. 4. Their horses couldn't be stoped by musket fire because they were very fast and when hussar's horse was charging onto musketeers it got shot and the bullet did a soup of horse's internal organs but horse's muscles would still be very tense - thus pumping blood and oxygen. It allowed the horse to complete the charge and fight for a little bit after the charger. After a minute the wounded horse would have died but it was enough time to route the enemy pikemen and musketeers. 5. It's also worth mentioning the winged hussars prefered lances against pikes and muskets but pistols against Tatars because Tatars were fast and mobile, and thus good at avoiding lances but were pretty vulnerable to firearms. : )

Hello Metatron. You have forgot about one very devastating and frightening main weapon used at that time by polish winged hussars. It is called "nadziak", a type of war hammer, it could even penetrate a plate armor. Cheers from Poland ;)

You know what time it is :D W H E N T H E W I N G E D H U S S A R S A R I V E D

@djonkasrb7278

2 жыл бұрын

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE!

tell Michele that tle lance (kopia) was from 4,7m long up to 6 m. and hollow inside.

As a Polish-Canadian, this was a pleasant surprise. I would love to see more videos about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or perhaps more about the Kingdom of Poland. Maybe a video about the Battle of Grunwald, the Poles and their Lithuanian allies fighting the Teutonic Order?

They were actually really heavily equipped. I imagine it would be nice to have so many weapons to choose from depending on the circumstances.

@nicholasgutierrez9940

2 жыл бұрын

The men of the Winged Hussars were only given the lances. The rest they had to pay for. Which is fine since they were all nobles, so they more than likely adapted to circumstances.

@HanSolo__

2 жыл бұрын

They had no plate armor for covering back. They used thick coat made out of rare animal skin/fur. Coat made out of puma skin or a tiger - not uncommon. All of their equppment was as light as possible while still kept in heavy armor and weaponry areas.

@stockrex

2 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ SO in your opinion in their FINAL FORM - as we know them as. Are they Hussars, or Currasiers?

@sokosokolowski2823

2 жыл бұрын

@@HanSolo__ As far as I know backplates were in use and pelts were decoratory

@sokosokolowski2823

2 жыл бұрын

@@stockrex If I remember correctly Later western cavalry was modeled after Hussars and Ulhans

Husaria was not medieval by any chance it was a modern weapon for the time - XVI-XVIIc

I once saw a Video of a researcher of Samurais when riding horses. He wore a kind of silk cape at his back called the Horo. It unfoldes when riding thus making the rider behind this "Sighting Shield" no easy target. And the Cape also defected some of the arrows fired at him (yes he was fired on with blunt arrows). Maybe the FeatherWings of the Hussars at their offspring had a similar function...

As someone from polish descent, as soon as I found out these people existed, they quickly became my favorite

Ok, mate the idea to make this video is great and must have been a challenge to access the right sources so allow me to correct a few mistakes you made: - The origins of hussars are a bit more complicated. The original hussars seem to come from Serbia. The first banner of hussars employed by the Polish crown was composed of Serbs, not Hungarians. All banners recruited past the initial one were composed of local Polish recruits (nobility) - The Battle of Vienna was definitely NOT the greatest victory of the hussars just the most known outside of Poland - There were only 4000 "Winged" Hussars in the Battle of Vienna. The 14 thousand-strong cavalry charge was supported by other Polish and German cavalry formations - 6:30 As a side note, there were many different styles of armour popular among the hussars. The one you are showing only became popular in the XVIII century -6:55 The clothing that was worn under armour was known as "Żupan". I never encounter any sources or findings suggesting that they could be made of leather, however. Could you share your sources on that Metatron? From what I know they were always textile. Often made from layers of specially grumbled silk that according to some sources was making them bulletproof on their own or in combination with mail armour. - 7:30 "They would have full plate arm harnesses but no gauntlets" --- This is absolutely wrong. Polish hussars were using gauntlets throughout their whole history from XVI right to the XVIII century. You can easily find them in iconography, written sources, and most all, many suits of armour that survived to this day have gauntlets - As for the use of the wings in battle. Short answer: Yes they were used in battle by some hussars. There was no obligation to wear them though. Any individual banner or even individual companion could decide that. Also, wings were not exclusive to hussars, they were also occasionally worn by other cavalrymen. Not only Polish as the origin of the wings seems to be Tatar or Turkish. For example, Turkish Deli cavalrymen were also wearing wings and furs of wild cats just like hussars. - 8:53 I think you're overthinking it. The purpose of the wings is stated in the written sources. They were useful to spook the enemy horses.

@mjtheplayer7474

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna ask, what were those other cavalry units that participated in the relief of Vienna? There's this movie about the 1683 Siege of Vienna, I saw some lancers that I can't identify if they're German or Austrian, I thought to myself, "Why are there Lancers in an 17th century Western army, aren't they supposed to be Cuirassiers or Harquebusiers since the West abandoned lancers at this point?".

@undertakernumberone1

2 жыл бұрын

Also, the battle of Vienna was much more than the "Victory of the Winged Hussars"... The Cavalry charge was ordered hours after the infantry had already engaged and actually given the ottomans quite a beating. The charge wasn't the tide turner or even the battle itself. it was the final nail in the coffin.

@szymoncurzydo4207

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, if someone wants to read about greatest winged hussars victory I recomend reading something about Battle of Kluszyn, and even there they were helped by the polish infantry and a few canonns at the later part of the battle.

@kamilszadkowski8864

2 жыл бұрын

@@mjtheplayer7474 In the late XVII century hussars were almost always accompanied by "Pancerni". It was a sort of medium cavalry protected by mail (hence the name, from"pancerz" meaning mail/armour) and armed with spears, sabres, pistols, and carabines. They looked similar to Turkish Sipahi. According to the late XVII century Polish army regulations each hussar banner would have two banners of pancerni protecting their flanks. There was also a version of pancerni called "Petryhorcy" that used lances instead of spears. Those lances were a bit shorter than the ones used by Hussars. Petryhorcy were also present at Vienna. "Why are there Lancers in an 17th century Western army, aren't they supposed to be Cuirassiers or Harquebusiers" --- Yeah, most of the Imperial cavalry at the battle of Vienna could be classified as either as Harquebusiers or Cuirassiers.

@pavelstaravoitau7106

2 жыл бұрын

From what I understand, I've heard about reenactors using the wings, but no special sound was actually made. How would it spook the enemy horses, especially if not every hussar is wearing a wing/wings.

I remember seeing pictures of British cavalry from the 18th and 19th centuries and thinking they just looked weird and kind of silly, expecially with their tall furry hats. But the movie The Patriot really changed my view of them. Watching Jason Isaacs bearing down on foot soldiers with that furry hat ruffling in the wind looked fierce and terrifying (especially with that music playing and in slow motion). So I imagine winged hussars charging would be even more terrifying on the battle field...

@piotrviatorus5109

2 жыл бұрын

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Some additional information: The origins of hussars are from Balkans. This type of cavalry was employed by Ottomans too, they were called Deli Cavalry (Deli means insane), and they had black wings. Matia Corvinus employed Serbian irregulars in the Hungarian army and they brought their cavalry tactics with them. Matia transformed the small Serbian cavalry formations in ones that were larger. The hussar cavalry was designed as a light cavalry that could perform heavy cavalry tactics and were great border guards. Their mentality can be traced to the Roman empire, as border guards of the empire. The Polish hussars are something a bit different, they added the hussar tactics to the Polish Lancers. The Polish Hussars used a bread of horse that was a mix from polish heavy charger and Tatar light horse. Their lances were hollow and often those broken and were replaced in the same battle. This guy have an excellent video about polish winged hussars kzread.info/dash/bejne/jHl-w81qdKfTZs4.html , the guy seems to be professional in renaissance warfare.

Fun fact: Tolkien has been inspired to write the Rohirim's charge at Minas Tirith by the Battle of Kahlenberg (the relief of the Sieage of Vienna).

I love that you keep educating people on these less known topics

@bartomiejzakrzewski7220

2 жыл бұрын

the best unit in man history ... less known topics :D

The first hussars were serbs called raszani. Mercenaries in the service of hungarian kings.

I'm an American of Polish descent maternaly (Third or fourth generation). I had heard a story that my grandmother had a relative that was referred to as a burgermeister, but I'm sure this was a kind of layman's term used. I only heard this once from my mother in reference to my dear grandmother as always possessing an air of superiority, although I never got that impression. So anyway, I was just killing time doing Google searches and found myself going 'down a rabbit hole' of Polish names and lineage. Both my grandparent's sir names were associated with Zslachta (Polish Nobility), as well as 'Voivod'. As I went further, I found my grandmother's maiden name, 'Orzel' (Polish for Eagle), was definitely held by a 16th century nobel family and was also associated with the Hussars. I one day will get a professional genealogical search done since what I was doing was just screwing around with Google gave me limited results. Thing is, since I've never heard this brought up in the family, I don't think anybody really knew about this and if they did, their American sensibilities downplayed it. Needless to say that knowing that one of my ancesters most likely took part in the Battle of Vienna, one of the most significant battles of Western Civilization is quite fun. By the way I really enjoy your podcasts. As a history buff myself, I appreciate your passion for history. One thing we all have in common is history. Sadly, I can't believe the level of ignorance the average American has of history be it local or world. Keep up the good work. You add knowledge to the world.

Growing up in Poland, I was taught that the wings made a loud noise (in addition to the sound of hoofbeats) as the Hussars charged and wind made the feathers rustle. The tactical advantage was not so much psychological but technical: enemy horses (not trained with winged riders) were prone to spooking at this noise.

One of the coolest looking and functioning units of history! There are so many great stories of the ridiculous things they pulled off in battle!

>Salesman: Slaps metatron's comments: This bad boy can fit so many polish comments

I like Hussites, because I am Czech and because of their unorthodox strategy, I really think that while the training and equipment is important, the strategy cannot be ignored.

Me: it’s 4am, I need to go to sleep, I have an exam tomorrow Also me: I don’t need sleep, I need answers

@piotrviatorus5109

2 жыл бұрын

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True. Simple explanation. You are a modern infantryman standing in an open field and suddenly you see 15 modern M1 Abrams tanks in front of you within 1 mile. You know that maybe you will destroy a few but the rest will pass after all... It's dooms day... Wings were covering moves of secound and third line od hussars too. Hussars could use many effective charge tactics. For example stronger/longer left or right flank covers behind the winged od first ranks. They used to start charge in semi-skirmish formation. Higher sizie of worriors made them bigger and provocote to early volley, than secound rank moved faster fovard. Third tank covered behid at right or left moved faster and did one side of hussars line much longer. If there was a space betveen opponents regiments hussars atracked fronts and flank. Three was no chance to resist this brutal force. Most od opponents lost thair lifes in few secounds. This total anihilation was disrupting . Most of western regiments (Swidish, German, Scotch) had no time for secound volley. Many XVI-XVII mercenaries had in contract that they had not have to fight against winged hussars. Their only opponent was swapy terrain. That could repeat charge few times and the . They were also rich elite their fancing techniqe was amasing. Hussars Black sabre was deadly eaven they fight on foot. Chalnges had nothing with long movie duels. Two moves and opponent was disarmed with cut arm or fatally wounded. Polish fancing school was famous too.

0:30 i see what you Did there really clever

@piotrviatorus5109

2 жыл бұрын

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I don't know if it has been mentioned here, but I read that the wings also had a sound effect. At the moment of the charge, the strong wind in combination with the wings made the hussars sound like a storm. Even if this description is perhaps romanticized, it was similar to banners in the wind. Only that there were hundreds instead of a few banner carriers.

I once spoke with old tourist guide in castle of Malbork and he sayd that feathers of those wings probably made weird sound that scared untrained horses of enemy

That intro was gold XD

I became fascinated with the Hussars after I broke out of my history comfort zone, and delved into the Battle of Vienna. And then I found that awesome movie, "Born to the Saber". Where once spatha hung on my walls, szabla have replaced. Great video, as per usual!

Battle of Hodow, 400 winged hussars and pancerni (medium cavalry) comming from both the Redoubt of the Bastions of Virgin Marie and the Trenches of Holy Trinity defeated an army of 40.000 Tartar warriors as they stepped into Poland. *The most badass part is that the Polish troops after 6 hours of fighting in the village of Hodow (used as a fortified position) suffered quite few casualties compared to the Tartars, and when the ennemy's negociaters came saying basically "surrender, we have you 100 to 1" the polish commander responded "come and get us if you can !". The Tartar army left Poland shortly after.*

Yess! Greetings from Poland, thanks for making this!

It's a fine tribute to Metatron that you can learn as much from the comments of his watchers as you can from the video. Like attracts like and brilliance attracts the brilliant. PS. I wish that someone from Poland would open a channel about the culture and history of his country. The snippets and anecdotes that have reached me suggest a strong and fascinating people.

Correct me if I'm one the psychological reasons for the use the wings is that the hussars were called "Angels of Death" Seeing them charging in formation I could see it knights charging down the mountainside with wings will give the feeling that the angels of death themselves have come for them. So polish space marines?

I really enjoyed this video. I know it's a little off topic but the American revolutionary war hero Polaski came from the Hussar tradition and literally wrote the book on American light cavalry that is still being taught at Westpoint today. Go Hussars!

Coolest looking military gear ever.

Thank you so much for this great video! You gave me a new fascination and interest in diving into their and Polish/Hungarian history :)

I remember playing the Winged Hussars back in the 80s using WRG's Ancient's rules. It spelled out the weapons and it seemed like the only one that was missing was a kitchen sink. Probably because it hadn't been invented yet.

Winged Hussars were not only Polish, but Lithuanian too - in was Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Winged Hussars were so effective not only because of weapons and armors but most importantly tactic. They charged in very specific manner, first they start with horsemens far apart from each other, 2-3 meters of distance between each, as they get closer to enemy pikemen line, they speed up, still in loose formation - meaning that they were very hard to hit by enemy shooters. Around 100-50 meters they get into almost full speed, still with gaps between horsemens. 50 meters from enemy, second line of Hussars go into full speed, catch up with first line, which then also go into full speed and they immediately tighten formation - knee to knee - they lower lances and boom - crashed into enemy, breaking their lines. Enemy musketeers had to shoot either into loose formation with little chance of hitting them, or wait till very last seconds of the charge to shoot into tighten formation, but then if they didn't break the charge , there would be no time for pikemen to get into position. Moreover, Hussars almost lay on horses so they were protected not only by amror but by the horses aswell. Almost up to the very end, they remain very mobile and were able to stop the charge in order. That tactic was one of the reasons of Winged Hussars success. Best example of how successful was that tactic was battle of Kircholm 1605 - 3600 (2500 cavalry, probably around 2000 Hussars, don't know that number) on Commonwealth side, 11000 on Sweedish side. Losses: 100 dead, 13 Hussars, 150 horses on Commonwealth side, 6000-9000 on Sweedish side. And battle of Kłuszyn 1610 - 5600 Hussars, 400-700 other cavalry, 200 infantry vs 30000 Russians and 6000 mercenary. Resolt - 200 dead on Commonwealth side, more than 8000 on Russian. Chocim 1621 - at one day of the battle 600 Hussars broke 10000 Ottoman troops. It was part of larger battel going on for several days. Battle of Hodów 1694 - 100 Hussars and 300 Pancerni vs 20000-40000 Tatars, Poles fought on foot because of enemy numerical advantage, still won killing 1000 of Tatars, loosing less then 100. And many, many other battles fought agains odds. It was usual to spiked 2-3 man on one lance, record was 6 - Połonka 1660. Don't know if that's true, but I also heard that one time the breastplate protect Hussar from direct hit of small cannonball. Skins of animal weared on back were importat part of armor. Whole armor and horse was very richly decorated with gold, silver and gems. This helped in the battle to reflects sunlight and blind enemy. But it also showed how rich they are.

IIRC only around 10% would actually wear the wing in to battle. The practice of mounting them on the back became more common in XVIII when they were fulfilling mostly ceremonial role and was continued by by the early museum curators in the XIX century for display purposes.

Somebody made a video using the Total War games covering the entire military history of Poland (of course he made sure to include the Winged Hussars), and that video is easily one of the best videos on his entire channel. It really encapsulated just how long and prestigious the entire military history of Poland really is. To quote a completely different Sabaton song, the soldiers of Poland truly are "second to none," and the Winged Hussars are really just one small piece of that military history, yet perhaps their most iconic piece.

And The Sabaton Fans Arrived!

One thing I remember being told as a child about the wings of Hussars was that they were there to scare the enemy horses and not the enemy soldiers as a large amount of the wings would generate a loud flutter which would frighten them to at worst make counter charges difficult and at best to throw their rider off and run away.

Lol anyone else learn about them through Sabaton's song, Winged Husaurs?

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Most Sabaton songs are history lessons. 👍

More knights with fancy armor. When I first saw the thumbnail I was thinking of the greathelms of the Teutonic knights. Nice to learn something new.

In the battle of Vienna there were just 3-4 thousand hussars, rest was various cavalry from the Commonwealth and HRE. Great video by the way :)

Winged Hussars are my favourite kind of knights because I am coming from Polish nobility. My ancestor recieved Moon banner after Vienna battle, for his exploits. Thank You Dear Metatron:)

I always imagined us noble ones sitting on the floor next to your table. Peeking over the edge, waiting for you to start the lecture. Oh, and just saying the word sabaton made this video an epos of badassery. Now i have to listen to that song again.