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The Siege of Smolensk 1609: Poland's Great Eastern Conquest
In 1609, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth launched a massive campaign against Russia, besieging the fortress city of Smolensk. This episode dives into the two-year siege led by King Sigismund III Vasa and the brilliant hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski, who had just crushed the Russian army at Kluszyn. We explore the siege's brutal tactics, the role of the winged hussars, the political chaos of the Time of Troubles, and the eventual fall of Smolensk in 1611. The episode also touches on the controversial Polish occupation of Moscow, the election of Prince Władysław as tsar, and how this…
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