Cavalry charging Pikes

by bravozulu9

(Sorry for any grammatical errors, I'm on a mobile device)

Are there any historical occurrences of cavalry charging pikes and winning (any and all time periods). I know the general consensus is that pikes usually win against cavalry, however, I remember reading a thread about how 16th-17th century heavy cavalry (So we're talking about full plate for man and horse) could smash into and through pike formations.

Also, if possible, please try to stick to mainly cavalry versus pike formations. I'm aware that combined arms was the most efficient and safest way of dealing with pike formations and the like.

Thanks for any help!

SavannaJeff

The polish winged hussars frequently charged and defeated pike formations, because their lances were considerably longer and lighter than the average for cavalry in Europe (which had largely gotten rid of lances anyway), and were longer than the pikes used in infantry formations. If you have some time, you should Wikipedia the polish winged hussars, they're dreadfully fascinating.