Ouidah: The Social History of a West African Slaving 'Port' 1727-1892 By Robin Law

The sabre school of Count Michał Starzewski as a reflection of Polish fencing traditions

“…All these factors co-occurred in Poland at the same time. According to Aleksander Górski, by the second half of the 15 th century the sabre had been commonly used in the Polish army, and by the end of the 16 th century it had entirely supplanted the European sword [10].…”