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

Mariusz Sawicki

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Battlemedia_common.quotation_subjectJonas Kazimieras 1609-1672 (Jonas Kazimieras Vaza Jonas I Kazimieras Jonas II Kazimieras Jan II Kazimierz Waza)ValdovaiKariuomenė / ArmyLithuanianAbiejų Tautų Respublika (ATR; Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów; Žečpospolita; Sandrauga; Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Lenkija ir Lietuva; Lenkijos ir Lietuvos Valstybė; Lenkijos-Lietuvos unija)language.human_languageexpeditionJUkraina (Ukraine)Lietuva (Lithuania)commonwealthPolitical scienceLawlanguageCommonwealthLenkija (Lenkijos karalystė; Rzeczpospolita Polska; Kingdom of Poland; Poland)Political sciencejan kazimierzTarptautiniai konfliktai. Karai / International conflicts. Warsmedia_common

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Abstract In 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.

10.1515/openps-2018-0016https://www.lituanistika.lt/content/94716