Hussar

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Uniform o French Seicont Empire Hussar wi the characteristic ticht dolman jacket an loose-hangin pelisse ower-jacket, as well as the famous busby

Hussar refers tae a nummer o teeps o licht cavalry. This teepe o cavalry first appeared in the Hungarian airmy o Keeng Matthias Corvinus.[1] The teetle an distinctive dress o these horsemen war subsequently widely adoptit bi licht cavalry regiments in European an ither airmies. A nummer o armored or ceremonial moontit units in modren airmies retain the designation o hussars.

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  1. Sarnecki, Witold (February 2008). Medieval Polish Armies 966-1500. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-84603-014-7.