Polish Civil War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Poland
- Date: 1768-1773
Article abstract: At issue: Polish reform and independence. Result: A Polish defeat and the First Partition of Poland.
Background
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had become a virtual Russian protectorate since the time of Peter the Great. When Stanisław Augustus Poniatowski, a protegé of Catherine the Great, was elected king of the commonwealth in 1764, it was assumed that Poland would continue on its decline and slip further into the Russian orbit. Poniatowski surprised everyone by trying to institute a number of political, military, and economic...
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