- Contents: 12 figures, 12 horses in 1:72 scale, which corresponds to a size of 20-25mm
- The figures are unpainted
- Material: Plastic
Depicted are Polish Lisovchiki at the time of the 17th century in the scale 1:72.
Plasticsoldierreview says:
Although famous in parts of Eastern Europe, the Lisowski Brigade is little known in the English-speaking world, so a brief history lesson is required. In the early 17th century, Muscovy suffered from terrible famine, widespread disorder and political instability as various rivals and factions fought for power. In 1607, one of several men claiming to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible (who had in fact been assassinated in 1591) laid claim to the throne and went down in history as the false Dimitri II. That year, he was joined by a private force led by Alexander Lisowski, who had formed the unit from mutinous Polish-Lithuanian troops as well as numerous volunteer Cossacks and renegade Muscovite soldiers. They took part in most of the battles in support of ‘Dimitri’, whereupon they and their commander were pardoned by the Polish king (1610), and undertook a series of long-distance attacks in Muscovy over the next few years. At the beginning of the Thirty Years' War, they were lent to the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II, where their cruelty and Catholic fervour cemented their fearsome reputation (they were not paid, but lived off plunder). In 1620 they were released back into Polish service and fought in the Battle of Khotyn (1621) against the Ottomans, but were finally disbanded in 1624.
