Originally Posted by
Conrad_Jalowski
What comes to my mind after reading certain posts is the Polish-Muscovite War of 1605-1618 CE. At the battle of Klushino in 1610 CE, the Polish under the commander [Hetman] Stanislaw Zolkiewski defeated a superior Swedish-Muscovite force. The Commonwealth forces at the battle of Klushino contained approximately 5,000 elite units or the winged hussars of the Polish Crown [Husaria], 600 Cossack cavalry, 300 Lithuanian horsemen, two field guns and only 200 footsoldiers while the Muscovite forces contained approximately 30,000 soldiers reinforced with large contingents of peasant auxiliary forces. After the complete rout of the Muscovite forces at Klushino, the Polish captured Moscow in 1610 CE and successfully held the city despite repeated assaults and conflicts with a hostile populace until 1612 CE. In 1611 CE, the Polish captured the important city of Smolensk after a bitter siege.
