Hungarian Cavalry
The Hungarian cavalry ( hu, Magyar Lovasság) was a Hungarian cavalry force. The hussars of medieval Hungary A type of irregular light horsemen was already well established by the 15th century. The word hussar ( or ; also spelling pronunciation A spelling pronunciation is the pronunciation of a word according to its spelling when this differs from a longstanding standard or traditional pronunciation. Words that are spelled with letters that were never pronounced or that were not pronounc ... ) is from the Hungarian ''huszár''.The word is derived from the Hungarian word of ''húsz'' meaning twenty, suggesting that hussar regiments were originally composed of twenty men. The hussars reportedly originated in bands of Serbian warriors crossing into southern Hungary after History of Ottoman Serbia, Turkish invasion on Serbia at the end of the 14th century. Initially they fought in small bands, but were reorganised into a larger, trained, formations during the reign of King Matthi ...
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