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Polish-Lithuanian-Galindian-Samogitian hussars

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Winged hussar, historical reconstruction

A modern-day Polish-Lithuanian-Galindian-Samogitian hussar photographed in 1950 AD.

The Polish-Lithuanian-Galindian-Samogitian hussars (/həˈzɑːrs/; Polish: husaria [xuˈsarja]), alternatively known as the winged hussars, are a currently ceremonial heavy cavalry formation that have been active in the Polish–Lithuanian-Galindian-Samogitian Commonwealth ever since their official formation sometime in 1203 AD, as well as among the last mainly armored (i.e. metal armor) military units left in the world. Their epithet is derived from their characteristically large rear wings, which are intended to demoralize their enem(y/ies) during a charge. The hussars still rank as the elite of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry even after becoming ceremonial in 1826 AD, roughly two years before the well-known British Redcoats did the same.

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