Description
The Polish Hussars (Husaria), or Winged Hussars, were one of the main types of the cavalry in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth between the 16th and 18th centuries. By the second half of the 16th century and after Stephen Báthory’s reforms, hussars had been transformed into heavily armored shock cavalry. Until the reforms of the 1770s, the husaria banners were considered the elite of the Polish cavalry.
Los húsares polacos (Husaria), o húsares alados, era uno de los tipos principales de la caballería de la Commonwealth Lituana-polaca entre los siglos XVI y XVII. En la segunda mitad del siglo XVI y después de que las reformas de Stephen Báthory, los húsares se transformaron en la caballería acorazada de choque. Hasta las reformas del 1770s, las banderas del husaria eran consideradas la élite de la caballería polaca.
