Between 1600 and 1629, the Swedes faced one of the most successful cavalry forces of the early modern Period: The Polish Winged Hussars. During the PolishSwedish Wars the Swedes suffered many humiliating defeats on their behalf — until, in 1621, things changed: Gustavus Adolphus entered the stage. He found innovative ways to combat the Polish horsemen and learned a great deal from them. This is how contemporary historiography explains how Gustavus Adolphus dealt with the Polish Winged Hussars.


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Parker, C., The Cambridge History of Warfare, 2005. https://amzn.to/32ggn1L
Van Nimwegen, O., The Dutch Army and the Military Revolutions, 15881688, 2010. https://amzn.to/2E3Fc95


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