"Siege of Jasna Gora" Topic

"The Siege of Jasna Góra (also known less accurately as the Battle of Częstochowa, Polish: Oblężenie Jasnej Góry) took place in the winter of 1655 during the Second Northern War / The Deluge — as Swedish invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is known. The Swedes were attempting to capture the Jasna Góra monastery in Częstochowa. Their month-long siege however, was ineffective, as a small force consisting of monks from the Jasna Gora monastery led by their Prior and supported by local volunteers, mostly from the szlachta (Polish nobility), fought off the numerically superior Germans (who were hired by Sweden), saved their sacred icon, the Black Madonna of Częstochowa and, according to some accounts, turned the course of the war."
From Wiki.

I cannot understan well what this polish guy had wrote in his link. Only the name of the battle and that he is painting the defenders of that Siege.
But the soldiers he show (Cavalry) are very good and interesting. It seems that they are volunteers (?),
A little help for those one who knows polish would be apreciated.
Looks as a not very usual wargame.

zwierzak777.blog.onet.pl

Amicalement
Armand

Armand, took your link and pasted into the google search box. After I hit the search and got the page of results (the site came up as the first on my list), I hit the translate this link. Don't know if your operating system and version of google (if that is your search engine) will do that for you.

I got a moderately good english version of the page.

He is using the new 'Ogniem i Mieczem' rule set. Don't think they have been translated out of Polish yet.

You are correct that they are volunteers.

This is the sixth squadron wolontarzy. "Hey, who the nobility, for Kmita! Hajda on Wołmąntowicze!" – As sung Kaczmarski. Szlachciury bravely galloping. By the end of this regiment, I still have to paint two such banners.

February 2, 2012
Defenders of Jasna Gora in 1655

Slowly I paint more figures, and using the outage news photos, I'd like to share plans for a small project related to "With Fire and Sword". Of course, completing the body continues Magnus, but I came up with something else (indeed from the same historical period). Siege of Jasna Gora! I start with the defenders, their forces were 160 soldiers, 50 puszkarzy, 20 nobles, 70 men and 30 guns from puszkarzami. To the commander. I'll have a little polepić GSem – especially Pauline, but I do not have that much. In total OIM is little discussion on this topic . I create a graphic MMA Swedes (and Poles), but that in the future.

He is using the Wargamer.pl figures. I have some, very nice.

Here's my attempt.
link
I have the whole page.

Mounted volunteers (wolentarze/wolontarze) don't have anything to do with siege of Jasna Gora – except that both projects are part of Zwierzak's collection for 'By Fire and Sword' game. Wolentarze/wolontarze was name used to describe irregular groups of partisans (mix of nobles, deserters from different armies, even peasants) who were mostly known from their fights during Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth war against Sweden (1655-1660) and especially agains Muscovy (1654-1667). They were rather unruly group, usually doing as much damage to their own citizens as enemy. Rules 'By Fire and Sword' allow players to field whole 'pułk' (regiment) of such mounted volunteers – not best soldiers but they have their usage. Same miniatures can be also used to field another unruly formation, 'pospolite ruszenie szlacheckie' (Levy of Nobles).

Many, many thanks for your help boys! (smile)
Love the soldies and the project.

Amicalement
Armand