The "Hussar" concept began in Medieval Serbia

[Husar]

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Rapidly:
Hussar comes out of Serbian word "Gusar",
meaning robber, pirate, as a combat tactic.

We had our first Kosovo Battle, in 1389....Serbs against Turks.

Once the Turks overwhelmed Serbia,
the Serbian Knights either chose to fight in Turkish ranks (even in Asia !!!),
or hired themselves to Medieval Hungary, where they were famous,
because better horse-mounted warriors
than the Cuman, Tatar and other Asiatic mercenaries Hungary had.

Serbian Hussars were known as "Rac" in Hungary
(from "Rashka", ancient name for "Serbia"), as well as "Huszar",
deformed from original Serbian "Gusar".

Poland knew about these Serbian hussars, and rented them also,
under the name "Racowie", always linking the Serbs with Ancient Ras, Ancient Serbia.
The Poles themselves called Racowie: Serbowie,
so that the origins of the Hussars aren't deleted.

Then, the Hussar concept of fighting
spread in neighbouring germany, france, Russia...all over Europe.

 

 

 

[sniper]

Thanks for that Hussar   very interesting

[Husar]

You're welcome, sniper.

[Husar]

Here's more:

HUSSARORUM ALIAS RACOW"
"Hussar alias Rac (Serb)"

This is latin language used in Poland, then,
saying clearly that the ones called "Hussars" are "Racowie",
id est "Serbowie" : Serbs.

 

http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_hussars.html
"Hussar or gussar originally meant "a robber" in Serbian.
These horsemen served not only under the Polish and Lithuanian colors
but also under those of the Holy Roman Emperor;"

 

http://www.husaria.jest.pl/rys.html
"Bardzo prawdopodobne, że początek swego istnienia husarze zawdzięczają Serbom.
Po klęsce na Kosowym Polu w roku 1389 wszędzie szukali okazji do pomsty na Turkach.
Jan Długosz zapisał pod rokiem 1463, że w bitwie nad Sawą bił się Cohors Raczanorum (oddział Rac?w - Serb?w).
Po śmierci kr?la Macieja Korwina Serbowie udali się do Polski, aby kontynuować walkę z Turkami po usarsku."

 

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/WingedHussar.html
"The hussar concept began in Serbia, near the end of the 14th century.
In the 16th century, painted wings or winged claws began to appear on cavalry shields.
Wings were originally attached to the saddle and later to the back.
In 1645, Col. Szczodrowski was said to have used ostrich wings.
In 1500, the Polish Treasury books make reference to hussars.
Early on, they were foreign mercenaries, and were called Racowie from "Rascia" a word meaning "of Serbia."
They came from the Serbian state of Ras."
 

http://www.fanaticus.org/DBA/armiesofthefanatici/DarrenBuxbaum/LaterSerbs/
"Serbian Gussars"

 

http://ac.bondurand.com/liste332.htm
"Les serbes avaient reconnu la n?cessit? d'une cavalerie l?g?re,
(...) ils d?velopp?rent leur propre cavalerie l?g?re, les GUSARS ou USARS,
d'o? sont venus les hussards."

 

http://www.armae.com/contemporain/144epeesetdagues.htm
"Originaires de Serbie, les hussards furent des cavaliers d'?lite,
connus surtout en Hongrie puis en France,
et imit?s par la suite partout en Europe."

 

http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1b772/a9330/
"The area around the present Zorinsk (Ukrainia) belonged to the Serb Hussar
Major Vuyich at the end of the 18th century."

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenije_III
" Arsenije III (...) was inaugurating new Serb infantry and hussar regiments
that were sent to the ongoing war."

 

http://www.gatago.com/pl/sci/historia/19850502.html
"Jan Długosz pod rokiem 1463 napisał, że w bitwie nad Sawą, biły się "Cohors Raczanorum"
/ Początki husarii w bitwie na Kulikowym Polu w 1389 r."

 

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