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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Poland-Lithuania that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
January 1403: Vasily hesitated until Vytautas advanced on Pskov. Alarmed by Lithuania's continuing expansion, Vasily sent an army to aid the Pskovians against his father-in-law. The Russian and Lithuanian armies met near the Ugra River.
February 1403: The commander didn't ventured to commit his troops to battle. A peace ensued, whereby Vytautas kept Smolensk.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow (later the Tsardom of Russia).
1.1.Lithuanian annexion of Smolensk
Was a war between Moscow and Lithuania that included figths on the Ugra river and the Lithuanian annexion of Smolensk.
1.2.Fifth Lithuanian-Muscovite border war
Was a war between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
January 1536: The Lithuanian army under Hetman Radziwill, Andrei Nemirovich, Polish Hetman Jan Tarnowski, and Semen Belsky launched a powerful counterattack and took Homel and Starodub.
January 1538: Lithuania and Russia negotiated a five-year truce, without prisoner exchange, in which Homel stayed under the Lithuanian king's control, while the Moscovites kept Sebezh and Zavoloche.
Were a series of Wars between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire.
2.1.Polish-Ottoman War (1485-1503)
Was a war between the Kingdom of Poland and the Ottoman Empire.
August 1497: In early August of 1497, the Polish-Lithuanian army, led by King John I Albert and his commander Jan Amor Tarnowski, crossed the Dniestr river, entering the Moldavia border region. This military occupation marked a significant expansion of Polish-Lithuanian influence in the area.
September 1497: The Polish army began the siege of Suceava.
October 1497: The Battle of the Cosmin Forest in 1497 saw the defeat of the Polish forces by Stephen III of Moldavia. The battle took place in the Moldavia border region, solidifying the territory under the control of the Principality of Moldavia.
Were a series of Wars between the Teutonic Order and the Kingdom of Poland. .
3.1.Polish-Teutonic War (1519-1521)
Was a war between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Knights.
3.1.1.Polish Invasion of the Teutonic State (1519)
Was the Polish invasion of the Teutonic State at the beginning of the Polish-Teutonic War (1519-1521).
February 1519: Preußisch Holland (modern-day Pasłęk) conquered by poland-lithuania.
February 1519: In 1519, Polish forces led by Grand Crown Hetman Mikołaj Firlej besieged Marienwerder in Pomesania, which was part of the Teutonic Order's territory. The military occupation of Marienwerder eventually led to the territory being transferred to Poland-Lithuania.
May 1519: The Polish army received artillery reinforcements in April and took Marienwerder and Prussian Holland, but failed to retake Braunsberg.
3.1.2.Treaty of Kraków (1525)
Was the treaty that ended the Polish-Teutonic War (1519-1521).
April 1525: In 1525, during the Polish-Teutonic War, the Teutonic Knights, led by Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg, took advantage of Polish financial troubles and fatigue to launch a successful counteroffensive, capturing Nowe Miasto Lubawskie in the Duchy of Prussia.
Was a war between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth mainly over the control of Livonia and Estonia.
4.1.Polish Counterattack (Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611)
Was the Polish counterattack against the Swedish invasion in the Polish-Swedish War (1600-1611).
May 1602: Siege of Weissenstein.
June 1602: Battle of Reval.
September 1602: Siege of Weissenstein.
March 1603: In 1603, during the Polish-Swedish War, Jan Chodkiewicz, a Polish-Lithuanian military commander, led 1,000 men to defeat a Swedish relief force of 2,000 at Rakvere, which was under Polish-Lithuanian military occupation at the time.
January 1612: After Charles IX of Sweden's death in 1611, a truce was signed with Poland. The truce established the status quo ante bellum, returning the territory to its pre-war condition.
Was a period of political crisis during the Tsardom of Russia which began in 1598 with the death of Fyodor I, the last of the Rurik dynasty, and ended in 1613 with the accession of Michael I of the House of Romanov.
5.1.Polish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)
Was a conflict fought between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth together with Zaporozhian Cossacks.
5.1.1.Polish Invasion of Russia (1609)
A Commonwealth army under the command of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski invaded the Tsardom of Russia in 1609.
September 1609: In 1609, Smolensk was occupied by Poland-Lithuania under the command of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski.
June 1610: The Siege of Tsaryovo.
October 1610: In 1610, during the Time of Troubles in Russia, the pro-Polish faction led by Prince Władysław IV gained dominance in Moscow. As a result, the Poles were allowed into Moscow on 8 October, marking the beginning of a military occupation by Poland-Lithuania.
January 1611: Lisowczycy took and plundered Pskov.
June 1611: After a 20 months siege, the Poles take Smolensk.
5.1.2.Expulsion of the Poles from Russia
Was a revolt against Polish occupation that started in Moscow and finally expelled the Poles from Russia.
November 1611: In 1611, during the Time of Troubles in Russia, the Russians of Moscow revolted against the Polish occupation. The siege of the Moscow Kremlin led to its fall, and on 7 November, the Polish soldiers were forced to withdraw from Moscow.
5.1.3.Polish Invasion of Russia (1617)
Was an invasion of the Tsardom of Russia by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
December 1617: In 1617, during the Polish-Muscovite War, the Commonwealth forces led by Jan Karol Chodkiewicz faced resistance near Mozhaisk. Chodkiewicz's intended swift advance to Moscow was thwarted by the stubborn defenders.
October 1618: In 1618, during the Time of Troubles in Russia, the Russian army, led by Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, retreated to Moscow to defend the city against the invading forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, commanded by Jan Karol Chodkiewicz and Petro Sahaidachny. The siege of Moscow began on 2 October, marking a significant moment in the conflict for control over the Russian territory.
December 1618: Because the armies were not ready for a long siege, the Polish siege of Moscow was lifted.
January 1619: In 1618 Petro Sahaidachny agreed to join the campaign against Tsardom of Russia. His army of Zaporozhian Cossacks invaded from the South, captured and sacked a number of towns, such as Livny, Yelets, Dankov etc. and headed for Moscow.
5.1.4.Truce of Deulino
Was the treaty that ended the Polish-Muscovite War (1609-1618) with notable Polish territorial gains.
January 1619: Truce of Deulino (Peace or Treaty of Dywilino) took effect on 4 January 1619.
January 1619: With the Truce of Deulino at the end of the Polish-Muscovite War (1605-1618), Russia ceded various territories to Poland-Lithuania. The Commonwealth gained control over the Smolensk and Chernihiv Voivodeships.
Were a series of wars in Europe (and the overseas possessions of European countries) the 16th, 17th and early 18th that started after the Protestant Reformation. Although the immediate causes of the wars were religious, the motives were complex and also included territorial ambitions.
6.1.Thirty Years' War
Was a war that took place mainly in central Europe between 1618 and 1648. The war began as a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestant in the Holy Roman Empire but then escalated into a conflict for the hegemony in Europe between Habsburg Spain and Austria, Sweden and France.
6.1.1.Franco-Swedish Period
Was the fourth main period of the Thirty Years' War. It started with the intervention of the Kingdom of France.
6.1.1.1.North German Front (Sweden)
Was the north German front during the Franco-Swedish period of the Thirty Years' War.
January 1644: In 1643, when the Torstensson War broke out, the Swedish military focused entirely on Denmark and thus enabled an imperial offensive to Jutland.
January 1645: At the beginning of January 1645 the Swedes broke into Bohemia.
A series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.
7.1.Great Northern War
Was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.
7.1.1.Phase 1: Swedish Dominance
Was the first phase of the Great Northern War, characterized by Swedish victories.
7.1.1.1.Livonian-Estonian Frontier of the Great Northern War
Was the Livonian-Estonian theatre of war in the first phase of the Great Northern War.
February 1700: Siege of Riga by Polish forces (1700).
March 1700: The Saxons took neighboring Dünamünde (March 13-15, 1700) and renamed it Augustusburg during th occupation.
October 1700: Polish forces besieged the castle of Kokenhausen from autumn 1700 and conquered it on October 17, 1700.
July 1701: Battle of the Dvina: the Saxons were repulsed by the Swedish army led by King Charles XII.
Disestablishment
July 1701: Battle of the Dvina: the Saxons were repulsed by the Swedish army led by King Charles XII.
Selected Sources
Dreißigjähriger Krieg. Austria Forum. Retrieved on 30 march 2024 on https://austria-forum.org/af/AustriaWiki/Drei%C3%9Figj%C3%A4hriger_Krieg
Poten, B. (1879): Handwörterbuch der gesamten Militärwissenschaften, Velhagen & Klasing, p. 195
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Poland-Lithuania (Military Occupation)
