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Great but forgotten - Lisowczycy - the light cavalry :
Lisowczycy (also known as Straceńcy ('lost men' or 'forlorn hope') or chorągiew elearska (company of elears) - the name of an early 17th century irregular unit of light cavalry, mostly form Grand Duchy of Lithuania, as their leader Aleksander Józef Lisowski was. The Lisowczycy took part in many battles across Europe and the historical accounts of the period characterized them as extremely agile, warlike, and bloodthirsty
The Lisowczycy took part in many conflicts, including the Dymitriads (where their actions help explain the text of the infamous placard in Zagorsk: three plagues: typhus, Tatars, and Poles)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisowczycy
Lisowczycy:
Rembrandt - "The Polish Rider"
Józef Brandt -"Lisowczycy - A bow shooting"