Well I could write long replies to all of you (and I might in case of some extra spare time) but as mentioned this has been discussed on numerous occasions elsewhere (monastery) so ill just very quickly respond to Annie since I havent talked with her for a very long time and we killed many enemys together during the years (and took some beatings). Hi Annie btw!!

In the timeframe we talk about here Finland is Sweden, an integrated part of the kingdom since many centuries. When talking about Sweden at this time we should imagine not long stretched north-south country of today. It was more about centre and remote areas and the baltic was the best line of communication, thus southern and coastal Finland were coreareas and for instance Småland or Laponia (located in Sweden both then and now) or northeastern parts of Finland were remote areas. The more remote the less control the central government had.

Thus, a finnish cav unit in this time was a Swedish cav unit (compare with saying a regiment in the US army from the state of Florida is not a US unit but a Florida-unit.)

Charles X did not retreat from Poland due to being outskilled in any way. Sweden did not have the resources/manpower to occupie this vast country once the people wanted Sweden out. Hostile peasents and so on forced Sweden out not Husaria. Even when on the retreat Sweden won the fieldbattles, 3 day battle of Warzaw saw the mighty Husaria gunned down.

Not only was Poland hostile but pretty much all of Europe declared war on Sweden, at least those countries that could gain land. Sweden leaving Jutland did not have so much to do with force but was one of the boldest moves in history of war. On the frozen ice they marched to Copenhagen forcing the hardest peacetreaty ever on the danes. Thus Charles ended his warmongering in success in spite of the retreat from Poland.

Well that was a bit longer then just to Annie but no one disturbedme at work! :P

Kalle