Arabian, Neapolitan & two Turkish steeds

 Salvete Omnes,

I have not posted anything about my Old Poland horse history - 
from time to time I happily peruse the old book by Konstanty Gorski - 'Historya jazdy Polskiej' (History of Polish Cavalry).

The author, officer of the XIX century Russian Imperial army, cited many documents from the illustrious history of the Polish horse of the Old Poland. 

Among them there is a document - muster roll - of the starost of Leczyca winged hussar banner (campany) dated at Brzesc [Brest] - this fortress city was in the middle of the realm then- to June 6, 1580AD (period the o called Livonian War 1577-82-  the huge Polish royal army of king Stefan [Stephen] Bathory was to besiege and capture the Muscovite fortress Wielkie (Vielikiye) Luki while separate commands under Jan Zamoyski, Filon Kmita, Janusz Zbaraski, and Radziwill defeated various commands of tsar Ivan the Terrible and captured his cities and fortresses).

Rotameister starost of Leczyca Krysztof [Krzysztof] Rozrazewski, Doliwa coat of arms, presented his horsemen astride a gniady [bay] Arabian steed, while his romistrz retinue  retainers  stood behind him mounted on his spare mounts:

one plesniawy [ rabicano] Neapolitan steed - a retainer with a long arquebus [rusznica] and with a shield.

one siwy [grey] Turkish steed - a retainer wearing a gilded plate armor.

one cisawy [ chestnut] Turkish steed -  a trumpeter .

Nota bene the ensign holding the company banner was mounted on a czarnocisawy [liver/or dark-chestnut] horse.

Rotameister Rozraszewski. wounded at the castle of Sokol siege early during the same year, returned to the front and was killed  during the siege of Zawolocze on the lake Podsosz, in the Pskov region, on October 10, 1580AD. 

... to be continued

Valete