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487: 194: 20: 872: 848: 896: 405: 465: 450: 435: 420: 860: 598: 884: 1978: 1987: 738:. In peacetime, these consisted of typically small regiments with a few hundred men, but could number up to 10,000, including cavalry and artillery. In some instances the magnate contribution could surpass that of the main Commonwealth army on the frontlines, although the magnates often preferred to spare their troops, as they were not compensated by the state for their contributions. The troops were paid for and equipped by the richest noble families, such as the 1999: 1158: 1105:, which stated that the armies should have 100,000 men. (The exact number would be settled on only on 22 May 1792, at 25,654 cavalry and 72,910 infantry). A new conscription law was introduced, affecting all lands (royal, noble and Church-owned). With the days of the Commonwealth numbered, the Constitution was never fully implemented in practice, although the new Military Commission saw the Army expanded to 65,000 before the Polish defeat in the 1052:, usually carrying army supplies. The wagon use for defensive formations was perfected by the Cossacks, and to a smaller extent used by other Commonwealth units. The Commonwealth armies relied on cavalry, which the nobility saw as much more respectable than the infantry. Despite the reforms of the 17th century, it lost much of its military significance in the 18th century; the primary reason for this was a lack of sufficient funding. 949:'s introduction, and a need for more professional army commanders than the king could usually provide. By the 1530s the hetman system evolved into that of regular offices that would exist in parallel both in Poland and Lithuania for the next three centuries. From 1581 it officially became a lifelong appointment. Hetmans had the right to carry out 125:), common there, never gained popularity in Poland. Brzezinski, however, notes that foreign mercenaries did form a significant portion of the more elite infantry units, at least till the early 17th century. In the 15th century Poland, several other formations formed the core of the military. There was a small standing army, 90:). For the first century or so, the Commonwealth military was usually successful, but became less so from around the mid-17th century. Plagued by insufficient funds, it found itself increasingly hard-pressed to defend the country, and inferior in numbers to the growing armies of the Commonwealth's neighbors. 1064:
of 1717 declared that the size of the Commonwealth's military should be 24,200 (18,000 from Poland and 6,200 for Lithuania). Due to insufficient taxation, the military was often not paid properly, which led to a relatively small army size; in mid-18th century, the Commonwealth had funds to field an
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Wiadomo, że Litewskie woysko na Wiedeńską wyprawę nie przyszło, lecz ledwie Króla pod Koszycami i Preszowem na powrocie spotkało. Petyhorcy, jazda lekka w woysku Litewskiem nie była z pod gór Karpackich, jak Czacki chce 1,288 lecz jak Czeremissi z pośrzód Rossyi, tak ci Petyhorcy z pośrzód Georgii
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When the Commonwealth was formed, there was little practical difference between the Polish and Lithuanian armed forces but they were kept separate; the Lithuanian army formed about a fourth to a third of the Commonwealth's military. The Commonwealth's military was divided into national and foreign
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regiment, paid for directly by the king. In peacetime, the royal guard numbered around 1,200, but would often be expanded during war. The royal force included a hussar banner, reiter cavalry and infantry units, based upon the "foreign" model. Finally, there were also some irregular
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regions). The artillery formations, at first staffed by foreigners, were reformed in the 1630s, with a new tax levied to support them. This time also marked the introduction of the General of the Artillery rank into the Commonwealth armies. In the mid-17th century, the numbers of
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for the purpose of maintaining this formation). This formation was also paid for by the king, and in the peacetime, numbered about 3,500–4,000 men according to Bardach; Brzezinski gives the range of 3,000–5,000. It was composed mostly of the light cavalry units manned by nobility
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setting the record at 40,477. The Cossacks' refusal to submit to serfdom, and the Commonwealth's nobility attempts to force them into it led to much political wrangling with regard to the Cossack register's size, which caused numerous
673: – lit. chimney or łan soldier, named again after the type of tax applied). It required all lands, no matter whether owned by king, nobles or the Church, to provide peasant recruits, and applied a similar requirement to towns. 503:). The name applied to different unit types, regulations and the officer cadres; the majority of regular recruits for both came from within the Commonwealth, particularly from the 1630s onward. National units included the 1031:
refused to raise taxes for its construction, and Gdańsk continuously opposed the idea of a royal fleet). Although Władysław bought 12 ships, they were sold between 1641 and 1643, marking the end of the Commonwealth Navy.
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attempted in the 1670s to replace the national-foreign contingent divisions with a single structure, dividing units into infantry, cavalry and dragoons, but it would take many decades before those reforms bore fruit.
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purposes. The only constructive reform of that time was the introduction of a stable (if grossly insufficient) budget for the military. Furthermore, the unpaid units of the army were known for mutinying and forming
1101:, in 1775. Its Military Department attempted to modernize the army, and increase its size (although even the target number of 30,000 was never achieved). A major military reform came with the passing of the 129:("continuous defense") about 1,500–3,000 strong, paid for by the king, and primarily stationed at the troubled south and eastern borders. It was supplemented by two formations mobilized in case of war: the 550:
and a varying number of aides. The chorągiew's size varied from as little as 60 to as many as 300 men. Two or more choragwie (though rarely more than a dozen, and never more than about forty) formed a
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Starting in 1613, the growing inefficiencies of the central government, as well as an increase in foreign threats, led to the creation of a local territorial defense force, known as
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families. This was one of the reasons why the magnates played a major role in the Commonwealth's politics, and on occasion, engaged in bloody civil wars, e.g. such as the
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of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth among its neighbours. The final attempts at maintaining the Commonwealth's independence, including the political reforms of the
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and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The armies of those states differed from the organization common in western Europe, as according to Bardach, the
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units, with infantry being the distant second in reputation; whereas the foreign units centered around infantry and artillery formations, with
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The Commonwealth Navy was small and played a relatively minor role in the history of the Commonwealth. Despite having access to the
626:, particularly in the 17th century. These weakened the state, and eventually led to the Cossack subjugation and destruction by the 1090:, occupying the Commonwealth's own lands until such a time that they were paid properly or pillaged enough to satisfy themselves. 2716: 2200: 2187: 2172: 2138: 1944: 1904: 978: 962: 64: 2283: 2133: 306:(1599-1665). The Commonwealth managed to survive these conflicts, and scored several major victories on all fronts, such as the 244: 2980: 2897: 2502: 2485: 2475: 2463: 2416: 2334: 2329: 2324: 2312: 2307: 2177: 2150: 2042: 2032: 1871: 1843: 1815: 1740: 1697: 1672: 1196: 871: 2907: 2687: 2205: 787: 1027:, but their attempts repeatedly failed, due to lack of funds in the royal treasury (seeing little need for the fleet, the 2995: 2975: 847: 665:
infantry, which saw service primarily around late 16th and 17th centuries. In 1655 a new infantry unit was created, the
357:) fought several wars for the control of the territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, particularly during the 206: 2935: 2915: 2458: 2261: 2227: 1897: 1106: 94: 52: 657:, lit. acreage infantry) was formed. It was based on peasants from solely royal estates, who received a unit of land ( 2884: 2798: 2768: 2608: 2542: 1785: 1766: 1074: 818:
troops which received no official pay but operated with the government's permission and were allowed to retain their
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Both the state and the magnates supported the construction and renovations of several fortifications (such as the
634:, who resided in Lithuania provided some light and medium cavalry units for the Lithuanian army. It is known that 486: 2970: 2848: 2095: 2085: 2667: 2589: 374: 319: 291: 32: 2835: 1454: 2341: 2232: 1949: 1920: 193: 153: 2785: 2579: 2290: 958: 630:. In addition to the Cossack formations, another group that provided notable service to the state were the 2830: 1065:
army of around 24,000, whereas the Commonwealth's neighbors' armies were often up to 12 times larger: the
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After the Commonwealth's creation, several new military units were introduced. First among these were the
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in 1667. In 1683 the Commonwealth scored its last major victory that resounded on the European scene, the
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Due to a lack of centralized logistical system, the Commonwealth's armies were encumbered by large
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Another element of the Commonwealth's defence were the various private armies of the most powerful
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Following the Commonwealth's end, the Commonwealth military traditions would be continued by
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of 1648. That period also saw some of the Commonwealth's most talented military commanders:
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The national contingent was organized in traditional formations dating back to the earlier
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With the growing influence of foreign powers in the Commonwealth, the Russian-dominated
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in the field. Grand Crown Hetman had the right to maintain his representatives in the
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At its heyday, the Commonwealth comprised parts of the territories of present-day
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Commonwealth forces were engaged in numerous conflicts in the south (against the
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and the final dissolution of the remains of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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The Commonwealth's military was commanded by the king, under whom served four
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The trend reversed itself following the election of the last king of Poland,
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Polish army's officers, camp, with cavalry and infantry in the background
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During the 18th century, European powers (most frequently consisting of
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never played a major role and ceased to exist in the mid-17th century.
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Bardach, Juliusz; Lesnodorski, Boguslaw; Pietrzak, Michal (1987).
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in 1612. However, the Chmielnicki Uprising, together with the
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God's Playground: A History of Poland, The Origins to 1795
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Bolesław I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis
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List of Polish wars § Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Overview of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's military
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Polish–Lithuanian military men, 1697–1795. Painting by
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Military history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Polish Armies (2): 1569–1696 (Men-At-Arms Series, 188)
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Several years before the Union of Lublin, the Polish
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1795
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was dissolved in the aftermath of its defeat at the
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Banner of the Polish–Lithuanian cavalry's squadron.
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The foreign contingent was organized into 282:). The Commonwealth also suffered from many 2245:Polish–Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1534–1537) 2233:Polish–Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1512–1522) 707:numbered (in 1649) 26,000. Simultaneously, 554:, a type of a unit similar to the medieval 262:The early 17th century saw a number of the 23:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth coat of arms 2091:Second Mongol invasion of Poland (1259/60) 1912: 1898: 1775: 1756: 1644: 1635: 1617: 1608: 1599: 1590: 1581: 1567: 1513: 1497: 1485: 1478: 1476: 1474: 1472: 1470: 1425: 1379: 1377: 1375: 1373: 969:and could temporarily replace the hetman. 793:Similarly, some cities occasional fielded 2096:Third Mongol invasion of Poland (1287/88) 2086:First Mongol invasion of Poland (1240/41) 1720:. 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Columbia University Press. p.  1724: 1217: 2481:Polish–Cossack–Tatar War (1666–1671) 2134:Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk) 1182: 1180: 909: 395:Polish–Lithuanian military 1576-1795 245:Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory 2717:Greater Poland uprising (1918–1919) 1692:. Wydawnictwo "Śląsk". p. 55. 1667:. Wydawnictwo "Śląsk". p. 34. 1564:Bardach et al. (1987), pp. 231–232. 1355:Bardach et al. (1987), pp. 230–231. 1290:Bardach et al. (1987), pp. 227–228. 1258:Bardach et al. (1987), pp. 229–230. 979:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy 965:. The Hetman's deputy was known as 715:directed towards the newly created 680:(district's soldiers raised by the 109:The Commonwealth was formed at the 65:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy 13: 1718:Historia panstwa i prawa polskiego 1690:Od Jakobina do księcia namiestnika 1665:Od Jakobina do księcia namiestnika 1107:War in Defense of the Constitution 703:, a document passed by the Sejm). 14: 3007: 1177: 957:, which allowed him to influence 822:; most notable of these were the 286:, culminating in the devastating 2503:War of the Holy League 1683–1699 2206:Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) 1997: 1985: 1976: 1156: 894: 882: 870: 858: 846: 788:Lithuanian Civil War (1697–1702) 463: 448: 433: 418: 403: 2486:Polish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676 2476:Polish–Ottoman War of 1633–1634 2464:Polish–Ottoman War of 1620–1621 2417:Polish–Russian War of 1609–1618 2335:Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629 2330:Polish–Swedish War of 1621–1625 2325:Polish–Swedish War of 1617–1618 2313:Polish–Swedish War of 1600–1611 2308:Polish–Swedish War of 1600–1629 2201:Władysław the White's rebellion 2188:Polish–Teutonic War (1519–1521) 2173:Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435) 2139:Polish–Teutonic War (1326–1332) 1681: 1656: 1453:Bandtkie, Jerzy Samuel (1831). 1446: 601:Reverse of the squadron's flag. 481: 2668:Greater Poland uprising (1848) 2459:Moldavian campaign (1497–1499) 2228:Moldavian campaign (1497–1499) 1653:Bardach et al. (1987), p. 317. 1532:Bardach et al. (1987), p. 231. 1214:Bardach et al. (1987), p. 229. 719:forces. Brzezinski notes that 587:Formations and their evolution 388: 53:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1: 2981:Military history of Lithuania 2575:Russo–Polish War of 1654–1667 2543:Siege of Smolensk (1632–1633) 2216:1444 war against the Ottomans 2043:German–Polish War (1028–1031) 2033:German–Polish War (1003–1018) 1950:List of wars involving Poland 1709: 1641:Bardach et al. (1987), p 299. 1623:Brzezinski (1988), pp. 20–21. 1614:Brzezinski (1988), pp. 19–20. 1605:Brzezinski (1987), pp. 11–12. 1596:Brzezinski (1988), pp. 10–12. 1587:Brzezinski (1988), pp. 13–14. 1578:Brzezinski (1988), pp. 12–13. 1510:Brzezinski (1987), pp. 20–21. 1494:Brzezinski (1987), pp. 21–22. 1434:Brzezinski (1988), pp. 18–19. 1048: – military horse-drawn 961:and also laid groundwork for 365:, led to the dissolution and 249:the interventions in Moldavia 104: 2585:War of the Bar Confederation 2580:War of the Polish Succession 1776:Brzezinski, Richard (1988). 1757:Brzezinski, Richard (1987). 1308:Brzezinski (1987), pp. 8–10. 1017:a series of wars with Sweden 995:supported the operations of 7: 2943:Russian invasion of Ukraine 2836:Częstochowa Ghetto uprising 2632:War of the Fourth Coalition 2284:campaign of Stephen Báthory 1550:Podhorodecki (1998), p. 193 1413:Brzezinski (1988), pp. 7–9. 1116: 1103:Constitution of May 3, 1791 826:of the early 17th century. 642:served in the Polish army. 99:Army of the Duchy of Warsaw 45:Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army 10: 3012: 2996:Military by former country 2976:Military history of Poland 2921:Operation Uphold Democracy 2656:War of the Sixth Coalition 2644:War of the Fifth Coalition 2590:Polish–Russian War of 1792 1965:Warfare in Medieval Poland 1940:History of the Polish Army 1187:Kiaupa, Zigmantas (2018). 1148:Warfare in Medieval Poland 1123:History of the Polish Army 976: 831:Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle 590: 375:Polish–Russian War of 1792 204: 2906: 2883: 2844: 2831:Białystok Ghetto uprising 2816: 2776: 2767: 2702: 2661:French invasion of Russia 2607: 2520: 2449: 2362: 2342:Northern War of 1655–1660 2269: 2260: 2196: 2124: 2115: 2078: 2018: 2009: 1971: 1927: 1921:Polish wars and conflicts 1725:Bauer, Krzysztof (1991). 1688:Jadwiga Nadzieja (1988). 1663:Jadwiga Nadzieja (1988). 1482:Brzezinski (1987), p. 11. 1443:Brzezinski (1988), p. 16. 1422:Brzezinski (1987), p. 13. 1404:Brzezinski (1987), p. 17. 1383:Brzezinski (1987), p. 12. 1335:Brzezinski (1987), p. 22. 1272:Brzezinski (1987), p. 10. 95:Napoleonic Polish Legions 74:), the east (against the 2749:Second Silesian Uprising 2066:1156 war against Germany 2063:1146 war against Germany 1541:Brzezinski (1988), p. 9. 1395:Brzezinski (1988), p. 7. 1367:Brzezinski (1987), p. 4. 1326:Davies (2005b), p.14–16. 1317:Davies (2005b), p.11–14. 1226:Brzezinski (1988), p. 6. 1171: 959:Poland–Ottoman relations 542:and composed of smaller 527:cavalry soon afterward. 41:Grand Duchy of Lithuania 2948:Military aid to Ukraine 2759:Third Silesian Uprising 2727:First Silesian Uprising 2722:Polish–Czechoslovak War 2491:Battle of Chocim (1673) 2469:Battle of Chocim (1621) 972: 943:Field Lithuanian Hetman 931:Grand Lithuanian Hetman 566:, which was led by the 2971:Disbanded armed forces 2826:Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 2769:World War II in Poland 2429:Zebrzydowski rebellion 2412:Moldavian Magnate Wars 2379:Siege of Danzig (1577) 1832:Norman Davies (2005). 1075:Imperial Austrian Army 1069:numbered 300,000; the 1015:, and was involved in 790:, amongst themselves. 602: 500: 491: 300:Stanisław Koniecpolski 202: 24: 2931:2003 invasion of Iraq 2859:Operation Ostra Brama 2754:Polish–Lithuanian War 2568:Battle of Berestechko 2296:War against Sigismund 2070:Galicia–Volhynia Wars 1780:. 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Kingdom of Poland
Crown Army
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army
Union of Lublin
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Hetmans
Winged hussars
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy
Ottoman Empire
Tsardom of Muscovy
Russian Empire
Kingdom of Sweden
Cossack uprisings
Napoleonic Polish Legions
Army of the Duchy of Warsaw
Union of Lublin
Kingdom of Poland
mercenary
pospolite ruszenie
levée en masse
feudal levy
Sejm
wojsko kwarciane
kwarta
royal lands
szlachta
hetmans

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