Polish Winged Hussars Regiment pike-shotte-armoury 2 x Napoleonic French Line

2 x Napoleonic French Line Horse Artillery with 6 pdr

Studio miniatures painted by Kirsten Williams

Technically non-combatants

or simple pop culture references

mules have been used to haul heavy loads up and down mountains for centuries

Polish Winged Hussars Regiment pike-shotte-armoury 2 x Napoleonic French LineThe Polish Winged Hussars are amongst the most famous and easily recognisable units in history. They originated from exiled Balkan light cavalry that came to Poland in the early 1500s. The Polish Winged Hussars became much more heavily armoured than the Balkan cavalry from which they originated. They fought as shock cavalry, using long lances to make devastating charges. The famous wings were developed to increase the fear caused by their charge; the