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Topic: Kircholm, Battle of

Kircholm, Battle of

Years: 1605 - 1605

The Battle of Kircholm (September 27, 1605, or September 17 in the Old Style calendar in use in Protestant countries) is one of the major battles in the Polish–Swedish War.

The battle is decided in twenty minutes by the devastating charge of Polish cavalry, the Winged Hussars.

The battle endd in the decisive victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces, and is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of Commonwealth cavalry.

"History should be taught as the rise of civilization, and not as the history of this nation or that. It should be taught from the point of view of mankind as a whole, and not with undue emphasis on one's own country. Children should learn that every country has committed crimes and that most crimes were blunders. They should learn how mass hysteria can drive a whole nation into folly and into persecution of the few who are not swept away by the prevailing madness."

—Bertrand Russell, On Education (1926)