Battle of Trzciana
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The Battle of Trzciana took place on 25 June 1629 and was one of the battles of the Polish-Swedish War or Second Swedish-Polish War. The Polish forces, including the winged hussars, were led by Crown
Gustav II Adolf almost killed in the battle of Trzciana, 1629
Stanisław Koniecpolski
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Stanisław Koniecpolski was a Polish military commander, regarded as one of the most talented and capable in the history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was also a magnate, a royal official,
Battle of Trzciana
…of the Polish-Swedish War (1626–1629) or Second Swedish-Polish War. The Polish forces, including the winged hussars, were led by Crown Field Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski and imperial troops under Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg, sent by Emperor Ferdinand II to aid Sigismund III, met with troops commanded by Swedish…
Hussars—Polish heavy cavalry—at Kłuszyn
Koniecpolski's great adversary, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Koniecpolski with a hetman's buława, portraited in a military encampment against a battle, National Museum in Warsaw
Hetman Koniecpolski Frees Captives of the Tatars, by Henryk Rodakowski. (The original was lost in World War II.)