▁altogether . ▁The ▁ancient ▁and ▁in effect ive ▁companion – ret ainer ▁system ▁was ▁preserved ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁compan ions ▁and ▁retain ers ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁equal , ▁compan ions ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁painted ▁" kop ia " ▁or ▁" kop ija " ▁( l ance ), ▁sab re ▁and ▁p ist ols , ▁and ▁retain ers ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁caval ry ▁car bine ▁and ▁sab re . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁Se jm ▁increased ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁men ▁in ▁each ▁brig ade ▁to ▁ 8 7 6 , ▁divided ▁in ▁ 6 ▁squad rons , ▁they ▁in ▁turn ▁divided ▁in ▁ 4 ▁b ann ers , ▁each ▁squad ron ▁ 1 4 4 ▁men ▁and ▁horses , ▁while ▁b anner ▁roughly ▁ 3 5 ▁men ▁and ▁horses . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁the ▁Se jm ▁increased ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁caval ry men ▁in ▁each ▁brig ade ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁the ▁brig ades ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁ 3 6 0 0 ▁men ▁strong . ▁The ▁division ▁onto ▁b ann ers ▁was ▁also ▁abol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁division ▁into ▁squad rons . ▁Each ▁brig ade ▁was ▁since ▁then ▁composed ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁squad rons . ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁reform ▁each ▁squad ron ▁of ▁National ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁four ▁c ug ▁sub - un its . ▁The ▁first ▁c ug ▁in ▁every ▁squad ron ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁former ▁" t ow arz ysz " ▁H uss ars ,