United in the Commonwealth. The participation of Lithuanian troops in the Zborów battle in 1649

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Anglų kalba / English
Title:
United in the Commonwealth. The participation of Lithuanian troops in the Zborów battle in 1649
Authors:
Sawicki, Mariusz
In the Journal:
Open political science. 2018, 1, p. 182-192
Subject Category:
LT
Kariuomenė / Armed forces; Tarptautiniai konfliktai. Karai / International conflicts. Wars; Jonas Kazimieras, 1609-1672 (Jonas Kazimieras Vaza, Jonas I Kazimieras, Jonas II Kazimieras, Jan II Kazimierz Waza); 1569-1795. Lietuva ATR laikotarpiu; Lenkija (Poland); Lietuva (Lithuania); Ukraina (Ukraine).
Summary / Abstract:

ENIn 1648, an uprising broke out in Ukraine that belonged to Poland at the time. The war was not successful for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Cossacks and Tartars, who were helping them during the war, surrounded Zbaraż, about whose defense everyone knew in the country. King Jan Kazimierz decided to set out to rescue the besieged fortress. It was decided that not only Polish troops, but also soldiers of Lithuania would set out for Ukraine. Not only state armies, but also private regiments set out to fight. The article discusses the problem of the reasons for the participation of Lithuanians in the war, which was not only due to the provisions of the union, but also to be in the king’s party. Therefore, only the branches of magnates who belong to the Jan Kazimierz party joined the Polish army. The king’s army reached Zborów, where the battle ended with treaties. The Polish nobility was not happy with them, but they caused a temporary suspension of the war. Important will also be the international echoes of the battle of Zborow with the greater strength of the Cossacks and Tartars.

DOI:
10.1515/openps-2018-0016
ISSN:
2543-8042
Subject:
Istorija / History
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