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Chorągiew, the Glossary

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Chorągiew (literally: "banner") was the basic administrative unit of the Polish and Lithuanian cavalry from the 14th century.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: Armoured companion, Battle of Kircholm, Battle of Klushino, Companion (military rank), Cossacks, Dołęga coat of arms, Grodno, Gryf coat of arms, Poczet, Polish cavalry, Polish heraldry, Polish hussars, Rota (formation), Tatars, Topór coat of arms, Vlachs.

  2. Military history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  3. Polish cavalry

Armoured companion

Armoured companion (Polish: Towarzysz pancerny, plural: towarzysze pancerni) was a medium-cavalryman in 16th to 18th century Poland, named after their chainmail armor. Chorągiew and Armoured companion are Polish cavalry and Polish military stubs.

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Battle of Kircholm

The Battle of Kircholm (Salaspilio mūšis; Polish: Bitwa pod Kircholmem; Swedish: Slaget vid Kirkholm) was one of the major battles in the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611).

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Battle of Klushino

The Battle of Klushino, or the Battle of Kłuszyn, was fought on 4 July 1610, between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia during the Polish–Russian War, part of Russia's Time of Troubles.

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Companion (military rank)

Companion (Polish: towarzysz, plural: towarzysze) was a junior cavalry officer or knight-officer in the army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from the 16th century until its demise in 1795. Chorągiew and Companion (military rank) are Polish cavalry.

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Cossacks

The Cossacks are a predominantly East Slavic Orthodox Christian people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Ukraine and southern Russia.

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Dołęga coat of arms

Dołęga (pronunciation) is a Polish coat of arms.

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Grodno

Grodno (Гродно; Grodno) or Hrodna (Гродна) is a city in western Belarus.

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Gryf coat of arms

Gryf (Polish for "Griffin"), also known as Jaxa, is a Polish coat of arms that was used by many noble families in medieval Poland and later under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, branches of the original medieval Gryfita-Świebodzic family as well as families connected with the Clan by adoption at ennoblement or even by error.

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Poczet

A poczet ("fellowship" or "retinue"; plural poczty) was the smallest organized unit of soldiers in the Royal Polish Army and later also the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army from the 15th until the 18th century. Chorągiew and poczet are Polish cavalry and Polish military stubs.

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Polish cavalry

The Polish cavalry (jazda, kawaleria, konnica) can trace its origins back to the days of medieval cavalry knights.

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Polish heraldry

Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Polish hussars

The Polish hussars (husaria), alternatively known as the winged hussars, were a heavy cavalry formation active in Poland and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1503 to 1702. Chorągiew and Polish hussars are Polish cavalry.

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Rota (formation)

A rota (рота, Rotte) is an infantry or cavalry unit. Chorągiew and rota (formation) are Polish military stubs.

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Tatars

The Tatars, in the Collins English Dictionary formerly also spelt Tartars, is an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" across Eastern Europe and Asia. Initially, the ethnonym Tatar possibly referred to the Tatar confederation. That confederation was eventually incorporated into the Mongol Empire when Genghis Khan unified the various steppe tribes.

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Topór coat of arms

Topór (Polish for "axe") is a Polish coat of arms.

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Vlachs

Vlach, also Wallachian (and many other variants), is a term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate speakers of Eastern Romance languages living in Southeast Europe—south of the Danube (the Balkan peninsula) and north of the Danube.

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See also

Military history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Polish cavalry

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorągiew

Also known as Banner (calvary), Banner (cavalry), Choragiew, Choragiew (military unit), Choragiew husarska, Choragiew pancerna, Choragwia, Chorągiew (military unit).