Wars of Polish Partition
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, German History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Poland
- Date: 1772-1795
Article abstract: At issue: The independence of Poland. Result: The Third Partition of Poland.
Background
Following the First Partition of Poland in 1772, King Stanisław Augustus Poniatowski and members of the Polish aristocracy made moves toward severing their ties with Russia. The Polish parliament (Sejm) met in 1788 with the idea of instituting massive reforms in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The changes involved increasing the size of the standing army, modernizing the taxation system, and strengthening the central power structure of the...
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