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My friend's Polish Horse Artillery website
« on: July 30, 2008, 03:02:47 PM »
I don't know if this will be beyond your interest but it does focus upon 17th c. artillery. There are other pages (hundreds of them) on the 17th c. Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth and its historically associated groups.

Google this address    kismeta.com/diGrasse/PolishHorseArtillery.htm    and click  "Polish Horse Artillery". 

It will take considerable time to read everything that Rick has entered concerning all phases of 17th c. artillery and equipment.  Who knows?  Perhaps you will find something you might want to build or have some questions answered.

Rick's bronze 2pdr "Kismeta" is featured.  He built her.  My "Lion's Paw" can be seen in one frame with my face shrouded in smoke.  I've never cared to have my image published.

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Re: My friend's Polish Horse Artillery website
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2008, 02:42:29 AM »
   I had seen the site before but it has been quite awhile since I looked at it. I can imagine the warm and fuzzy feeling that period troops must have felt when looking across a field and seeing the silhouettes of the fierce Polish Hussars in full battle regalia with their wings coming up off their backs, there must have been a great impulse to just turn and run away.

http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/PolishHorseArtillery.htm
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