The Polish Lancers, 1920

This film was made for the 2020 Chelsea History Festival by the Polish Cultural Institute in London and the reenactment group, the Polish Lancers. It marks the centenary of the historic Battle of Warsaw, dubbed by Lord D’Abernon the eighteenth most decisive battle in world history. Both the 1920 Battle of Warsaw and the 1920 Battle of Komarow (aka the Zamosc Ring) were fought during the 1919-20 Polish-Soviet War and were overwhelming Polish victories. These battles effectively stopped the Red Army from bringing a Europe-wide communist revolution to the West. The film presents the Polish cavalry tradition and features fragments of the Battle of Komarow, the largest cavalry battle of the Polish-Soviet War. The reenactment features actors in the Second Polish Republic’s 1920 Cavalier uniforms. Facebook: Polish Cultural Institute Twitter: @PLinst_London