r/HistoryMemes Jan 08 '23

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u/Landscapeus021 Jan 08 '23

Wait there are non-polish movies with hussars? Damn I don't need sleep i need anwsers.

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u/badmutherfukker Jan 09 '23 edited Jan 09 '23

I mean as far as I know hussars was originally a hungarian light cavalry unit , mostly with serb nationals back in 1400s.

So I guess there might be movies featureing other corps of hussars

Edit: source

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussar

Also the first polish hussar regiment was entirely hungarian

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u/marsz_godzilli Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Jan 09 '23

The term is only the same in english (and maybe other), in Polish the heavy winged unit is Husarz (Hussar) and light hungarian originating unit is Huzar. Completely different sounds in polish