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The Polish War of 1792: Constitution and Betrayal
The Constitution of May 3, 1791, was Europe's first modern constitution and a beacon of reform in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. But it also triggered a war. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Polish-Russian War of 1792, a conflict often overshadowed by the partitions that followed. They discuss how Catherine the Great, aided by the Targowica Confederation of Polish traitors, crushed the reform movement. Lucas details the key battle of Zieleńce, where Prince Józef Poniatowski faced the Russian army, and the tragic decision of King Stanisław August Poniatowski to capitulate…
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