William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 8-31-16

last major cavalry battleSo you think the last major cavalry battle was in the Civil War? Or the Napoleonic wars? Nope. It occurred less than 100 years ago — Aug. 31, 1920 — and was between Poland and invading communists from the Soviet Union. The Poles had 1,700 cavalrymen. The Soviets had 10 times that number.

The Poles won. It is known as the Battle of Komarów, or the Zamość Ring.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 8-31-16 last major cavalry battle

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  1. The Battle of Komarów, or the Zamość Ring, was one of the most important battles of the Polish-Bolshevik War. It took place between 30 August and 2 September 1920, near the village of Komarowo (now Komarów) near Zamość.
    The battle ended in complete disaster for the Russian 1st Cavalry Army, which sustained heavy casualties and barely avoided being surrounded and annihilated. After the battle, the morale of the 1st Cavalry Army collapsed, and this once most feared Soviet army no longer remained an effective fighting force.
    Other Soviet units, howevr, filled the ranks during World War 2, much to the regret of Adolph Hitler.

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