"Last of the Winged Hussars" Topic
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RogerC  | 29 May 2017 11:50 a.m. PST |
Last of the Winged Hussars finished and up on the blog, write up with a few more pics for this interested.
gapagnw.blogspot.co.uk
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| Andrew Preziosi | 29 May 2017 12:50 p.m. PST |
Title was a bit misleading to me, BUT…good chance to ask here. Why and when did "Winged Hussars" disappear and did they dress "ala' Hussard" in traditional gear when not wearing armor/wings? (PS…the figures look pert near damn good)! |
| goragrad | 29 May 2017 1:16 p.m. PST |
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| RogerC | 29 May 2017 3:12 p.m. PST |
Cheers Guys. Andrew this was almost the last gasp of the Winged Hussars, the term Hussar being a bit misleading as these were never the light cavalry in braided jackets of later Hussars, I think they gradually phased out between 1700 and 1776, even in the Great Northern War there were very few of these units left. From memory the OOB I saw for a Polish army in this period showed a formation with a banner of Winged Hussars at the front, 4 banners of Pancerni in the second line and a unit of light cavalry in support. |
| RogerC | 01 Jun 2017 9:41 a.m. PST |
Andrew just checked, the Polish Seym or Parliament abolished the Hussars, they were ineffective against the firepower of their enemies and very expensive. Cavalry would now be the lance armed light national cavalry which eventually would become the Uhlans or Polish Lancers of the Napoleoic period. |
| RogerC | 02 Jun 2017 7:11 a.m. PST |
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 Il Granatiere | 02 Jun 2017 7:59 a.m. PST |
In any case a wonderful unit! |
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