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Battle of Kircholm Battle of Kircholm (September 27, 1605) was one of the major battles in the Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611. The battle was decided in 20 minutes by the devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cavalry, the Winged Hussars. The battle ended in the decisive victory of Polish forces, and is remembered in Poland as the greatest triumph of Polish cavalry ever. Eve of the Battle On September 27, 1605, the Polish-Lithuanian and Swedish forces met near the small town of Kircholm (now Salaspils in Latvia, some 25 km. south of Riga). The forces of Charles IX of Sweden were...

CJTF-7 Public Affairs BAGHDAD, Iraq Release #031224d          A bulletin from Basrah – The Queen’s Royal Hussars in Iraq BASRAH, Iraq – On Dec. 14 soldiers from the Queen’s Royal Hussars are getting ready for a Christmas with a difference in the Iraqi city of Basrah. The Regiment, which includes many soldiers from the Midlands and Northern Ireland, has been in Iraq for just over a month, providing security for vital reconstruction projects and the fragile political process. The regular soldiers, normally based in Germany, have been joined by Territorial Army troops from the Royal Mercurian and Lancastrian Yeomanry and...