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    Scythemen (redirect from Kosynierzy)
    Poland, and because of Kościuszko's influence and pro-peasant stance, the kosynierzy became one of the symbols of the fight for Polish independence, as well...
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    "scythemen" was used in Poland as late as 1939; however, the Gdynia "kosynierzy" were armed with hunting guns rather than scythes. As a polearm, the war...
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    especially regions surrounding Kraków, the memory of Scythemen (Polish: Kosynierzy) of the 1794 Kościuszko Uprising is still vivid and commemorated. In order...
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    Air Force checkerboard Two-finger salute Polish cavalry Polish hussars Kosynierzy Rogatywka Historical Crown jewels Jack Banner Grunwald Swords Szczerbiec...
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    command. Kościuszko emancipated many peasants in order to enroll them as kosynierzy in his army, but the hard-fought insurrection, despite widespread national...
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    approximately 2,000 peasants armed with war scythes and pikes, known as kosynierzy, as well as 11 cannon. The outcome of the battle was a tactical Polish...
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    ranks of the revolutionists, resulting in the formation of the famous kosynierzy peasant infantry, the most famous of whom, Bartosz Głowacki, became one...
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    Meanwhile von Benedek launched a flanking manoeuvre and surrounded a unit of kosynierzy near the cemetery's wall. They were then attacked by furious peasants...
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    tide by personally leading an infantry charge of peasant volunteers (kosynierzy, scythemen). Nonetheless, this Russian defeat was not strategically significant...
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    Bartosz Głowacki, was a Polish peasant and the most famous member of the kosynierzy (peasant volunteer infantry) during the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794. Born...
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    Forest after which it moved into Greater Poland. On 2 May the Polish kosynierzy defeated a Prussian column near Września at the village of Sokołowo [pl]...
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  • Polish forces numbered well over 1,000 men (200 zouaves, 300 riflemen, 600 kosynierzy and additional 200 insurgents who lacked any weapons). They camped at...
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  • numbered some thousand men, most of whom were poorly armed, with a number of kosynierzy—soldiers (often peasants) armed with war scythes. Near Nowa Wies, a Russian...
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    men, who were joined by additional 100, including cavalry, riflemen and kosynierzy. The unit spent the night at Olkusz, and in the morning of 6 February...
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  • Scythemen (Kosynierzy), 1920...
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    Kościuszko Uprising. History of the Polish Army Royal Guards (Poland) Kosynierzy National Cavalry Szabla Warfare in Medieval Poland  Lithuania portal Kiaupa...
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    two days, and began with a Russian assault on Polish positions. Polish kosynierzy managed to stop the Cossacks, with heavy losses on both sides. On the...
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    Polish he knew). He then led a successful attack of his zouaves and "kosynierzy" troops, forcing the Russians to flee. As a result, after the battle he...
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    Russian artillery and eventually forced the Russians to withdraw. The kosynierzy (peasant troops armed with scythes), under the command of Col. Dąbrowski...
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    had 1,100 men under his command, including 500 infantry riflemen, 550 kosynierzy and 50 cavalry, together with 3 cannons. The insurgents camped in the...
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    nature reserve. Polish unit consisted of 80 riflemen, 20 cavalry and 160 kosynierzy, and Polish losses amounted to 42 men, including 7 officers. After the...
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    war scythes, but contrary to common misconception the scythe-wielding kosynierzy were but a small minority of Polish forces. The artillery used by both...
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  • quarterfinals — — 11–2 2 Amsterdam Lions 2 1 0 1 9 13 −4 3 1–12 — 8–1 3 Kosynierzy Wrocław 2 0 0 2 3 19 −16 0 Qualification to ninth position group — — —...
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    town of Zgierz. The unit had some 300 men, including 60 riflemen, 210 kosynierzy, and 30 cavalry. With food supplies received in Zgierz, the insurgents...
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    Kosynierzy of the building fought a victorious battle with the Prussians, which resembles a commemorative plaque reads: "In this building Kosynierzy turning...
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    provided with arms for self-defense. Four thousand soldiers and two thousand kosynierzy (peasant fighters armed with scythes) were gathered within a week. Kościuszko...
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