The winged horsemen known as the hussars were a uniquely Polish kind of cavalry sometimes ... A scene in Jerzy Hoffman’s 1974 film The Deluge, photo: Romuald Pieńkowski / National Film Archive / ...

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! White House ...

Interestingly, there is also an Italian film adaptation of the third Sienkiewicz ... amongst non-hussars who wanted to look as dashing as the winged horsemen. Another example of the hussars resonating ...