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Battle of kircholmBattle of Kircholm was one of the major battles in the
Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611. The battle was decided
in 20 minutes by the devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth cavalry, the Winged Hussars. The battle
ended in the decisive victory of Polish-Lithuanian forces,
and is remembered as the greatest ever triumph of
Commonwealth cavalry. It happened on September 27th,
1605, or September 17th in old style calendar which was
used in Protestant countries.
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The days before the battle
Polish and Swedish armies in Livonia
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The beginning deployment
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The fein
Tatar’s stratagen
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Swedish attack
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Blow in center
Impact of the Wojna’s troops with the Lindersson’ infantry. Kettler’s
reiters in action.
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The fight in center
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March towards death
March of the Mansfeld’s and Brandt’s troops along polish to the
fight
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The Mansfeld’s and Brandt’s march to the fight
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Blow on the flanks
Mansfeld’s troops in scare,
Brandt’s ones in defence
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The Dąbrowa’s and Sapieha’s blows on flanks
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The beginning of the end
A long march of Lacki’s hussars.
Charles IX led Duke of Luneburg to help Brandt.
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The Charles’ IX fatal error
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The slaughter of the right Swedish flank The defaet of the let one
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The end of the Battle
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Reasumption
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Today the Battle of Kircholm is studied in military academies as classic. After the battle the Polish King was complimented by pope, English King, Sultan and Shah of Persia and many others sovereigns.Let’s have a look on the table:
Item Commonwealth Sweden
Commander-in-Chief Jan Karol Chodkiewicz Charles IX
Infantry: 1000 6500
Cavalry: 3000 4500
Guns: 7 11
Casualties: 100 dead
200 wounded 8000 dead
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In my presentation I used:
• „Husaria” by Jerzy Cichowski, Andrzej Szulczyński
• Wikipedia Server
• The ground map I took from Eduseek Portal.
• I prepared the maps with Adobe Photoshop 7 CE.