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Hussar
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A hussar[a] was a member of a class of light cavalry, originally from the Kingdom of Hungary during the 15th and 16th centuries. The title and distinctive dress of these horsemen were subsequently widely adopted by light cavalry regiments in European armies during the late 17th and 18th centuries. By the 19th century, hussars were wearing jackets decorated with braid plus shako or busby fur hats and had developed a romanticized image of being dashing and adventurous.
Several modern armies retain the designation of hussars for armored (tank) units. In addition, a number of mounted units survive which wear historical hussar uniforms on parade or while providing ceremonial escorts.
Historically, the term derives from the cavalry of late medieval Hungary, under Matthias Corvinus,[3] with mainly Serb warriors.[4][5][6]
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- ^ "hussar". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
- ^ Sarnecki, Witold (February 2008). Medieval Polish Armies 966-1500. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-84603-014-7.
- ^ Caferro, William; Reid, Shelley (2010). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology, Tom 1. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 9780195334036.
- ^ Király, Béla K.; Rothenberg, Gunther Erich (1989). War and Society in East Central Europe: The fall of medieval kingdom of Hungary: Mohacs 1526-Buda 1541. Brooklyn College Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780930888046.
- ^ Rudić, Srđan; Aslantaş, Selim (17 February 2017). State and Society in the Balkans Before and After Establishment of Ottoman Rule. Istorijski institut. p. 155. ISBN 978-86-7743-125-9.
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