The Winged Hussars

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At the Battle of Vienna 1683
King Jan III Sobieski led a massive united charge towards the Ottomans.
This was the largest cavalry charge in history, with about 18,000 horsemen involved and while there were other allied cavalry present, it was the Winged Hussars who led the charge!

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Credit:
Created by Daniel Turner
Script: Dejan Milivojevic
Narrator:

Chris Kane

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Sources:
Brzezinski, Richard. Polish Winged Hussars 1576-1775, 2006.

Wheatcroft, Andrew. The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe. Basic Books, 2010.
Brzezinski, Richard. Polish Armies 1569-1696 (2): Vol 2 – 1 Jun. 1988

[Simplehistory]

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[fuzzyapplepie]

Winged hussars: *Rides to battlefield.*

Enemy force: Why is there boss music playing?

[YceyNarrates]

Rohirrim: “Well I just wanna say that I’m a huge fan!”

[alexanderren]

Aragon: "The beacons are lit. Vienna calls for aid!"

Theoden: "And Poland will answer!"

[vulpes]

simple history: "makes a video about the winged hussars"

Sabaton fans: it's showtime

[evil]

Being Polish: Yes
Being Sabaton's Fan: Yes
Being Simple History Fan: Yes
Being Hussar: Not yet...

[justvincent]

"Then the Sabaton Fans Arrived"

[chingunchinbat]

Ottomans: Let's invade Europe
Austria: We all gonna die
Poland: Winged Hussars arrives and saves the Europe
Europe: splits Poland 3 parts and reigns over 100 years
Poland: wtf guys?

[pepper]

Sabaton fans: "hippity hoppity, this comment section is now our property."

[robertbalazslorincz]

*"WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED"*
Your Hungarian friend here

[iCrafterGames]

Simple history: Makes a winged hussars video
Sabaton fans: It’s free real estate

[janargallon]

The POLISH winged hussars' armors are highly "Polished".

[hungarianhillbilly]

I'm a simple Hungarian I see Poland I hit like. Much love and respect to our Polish brothers and sisters.

[CarbonKnights]

Can you imagine just the sound alone of 18000 horses charging into battle? That must have been something else.

[suslu]

Crimea: Hey Otto!
Ottomans: what?
Crimea: I did not hold the bridge so the hussars passed.
Ottomans: *Y O U*

*W H A T*

[CldDrective]

*sees thumbnail*
"Then the winged hussars arrived"
Me: HE SAID THE THING!

[WeavesDehehe]

When the winged hussars arrived

A cry for help in time of need, await relief from holy league
60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak
Sent a message to the sky, wounded soldiers left to die
Will they hold the wall or will the city fall

Dedication
Dedication
They're outnumbered 15 to one
And the battle's begun

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

As the days are passing by and as the dead are piling high
No escape and no salvation
Trenches to explosive halls are buried deep beneath the walls
Plant the charges there and watch the city fear

Desperation
Desperation
It's a desperate race against the mine
And a race against time

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

Cannonballs are coming down from the sky
Janissaries are you ready to die?
We will seek our vengeance eye for an eye

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

We remember
In September
That's the night Vienna was freed
We made the enemy bleed!

Storm clouds, fire and steel
Death from above make their enemy kneel

Thanks for the likes

[jimmysavile]

Poland: saves europe
Literally everyone: _annex_

[awatarasakawiraaji]

Ottomans: nooo, you can't use horses anymore, it's the 17th century

Winged hussars: hehe horses go

[jonathanw]

That final siege and charge at vienna is one of maybe three top historical events I'd like to have been present on the sidelines watching.