Chorągiew (Polish pronunciation:[xɔˈrɔŋɡʲɛf]; literally: "banner") was the basic administrative unit of the Polish and Lithuanian cavalry from the 14th century. An alternative name until the 17th century was rota.
Chorągiew nadworna (Court banner), formed by troops of the King.
15th century (2nd half) to 18th century (1st half)edit
In the cavalry, since the second half of the 15th century until the first half of the 18th century, a Chorągiew was formed according to the "companion system" (system zaciągu towarzyskiego). See: Towarzysz (companion).
Types of Chorągiew were:
Chorągiew husarska (Hussar banner), formed by Hussars.
Chorągiew lekka ("Light" banner), formed by light-cavalry.
Chorągiew pancerna ("Armoured" banner), formed by Pancerni.
Chorągiew tatarska (Tatar banner), formed by Tatars.
Chorągiew wołoska (Vlach banner), light cavalry, not only formed by Vlachs.
Chorągiew kozacka (Cossack banner), light cavalry, not only formed by Cossacks.
Typical family/village clans of the Chorągiew Rodowa who provided men for battles consisting of approximately 100 men were:
chorągiew, polish, pronunciation, xɔˈrɔŋɡʲɛf, literally, banner, basic, administrative, unit, polish, lithuanian, cavalry, from, 14th, century, alternative, name, until, 17th, century, rota, pancerna, rotmistrz, józef, hulewicz, painted, wojciech, kossak, bann. Choragiew Polish pronunciation xɔˈrɔŋɡʲɛf literally banner was the basic administrative unit of the Polish and Lithuanian cavalry from the 14th century An alternative name until the 17th century was rota Choragiew pancerna of rotmistrz Jozef Hulewicz painted by Wojciech Kossak Banner of the Topor clan in the Battle of Grunwald Contents 1 14th to 17th centuries 2 15th century 2nd half to 18th century 1st half 3 Gallery 4 References14th to 17th centuries editBetween the 14th and 17th century the Choragiew was composed of smaller sub units the Poczet Types of Choragiew were Choragiew ziemska District banner formed by knights of a district Choragiew rodowa Clan banner formed by clans Choragiew nadworna Court banner formed by troops of the King 15th century 2nd half to 18th century 1st half editIn the cavalry since the second half of the 15th century until the first half of the 18th century a Choragiew was formed according to the companion system system zaciagu towarzyskiego See Towarzysz companion Types of Choragiew were Choragiew husarska Hussar banner formed by Hussars Choragiew lekka Light banner formed by light cavalry Choragiew pancerna Armoured banner formed by Pancerni Choragiew tatarska Tatar banner formed by Tatars Choragiew woloska Vlach banner light cavalry not only formed by Vlachs Choragiew kozacka Cossack banner light cavalry not only formed by Cossacks Typical family village clans of the Choragiew Rodowa who provided men for battles consisting of approximately 100 men were Topor Dolega and GryfGallery edit nbsp District Banner of the Land of Grodno 1613 1619 nbsp A Hussar banner during the Battle of Kircholm in 1605 nbsp A Hussar banner during the Battle of Kluszyn in 1610References editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message PWN Leksykon Wojsko wojna bron Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN Warszawa 2001 ISBN 83 01 13506 9 Winged Hussars Radoslaw Sikora Bartosz Musialowicz BUM Magazine October 2016 nbsp This Polish military article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This European military article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Choragiew amp oldid 1146184761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
