Polish–Russian War (1792)

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The Polish–Russian War of 1792 was a conflict in which the Russian Empire intervened militarily to overturn the progressive Polish Constitution of 3 May and weaken the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, paving the way for its subsequent partitions.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish–Russian war
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs War in Defence of the Constitution
War in Defense of the Constitution
War of 1792
belligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Russian Empire
Targowica Confederation
chronologyWithin Partitions of Poland era
commander Alexander Khrushchov
Boris Mellin
Michał Wielhorski NERFINISHED
Mikhail Kakhovsky NERFINISHED
Prince Józef Poniatowski
Stanisław August Poniatowski
Tadeusz Kościuszko
conflictBetween Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Russian Empire
countryInvolved Poland
Russia
endTime 1792-07-27
followedBy Kościuszko Uprising
Second Partition of Poland
hasCause adoption of the Constitution of 3 May 1791
appeal of the Targowica Confederation to Catherine II of Russia
opposition of the Russian Empire to Polish constitutional reforms
hasEffect facilitation of the Second Partition of Poland
increased Russian influence in Polish affairs
weakening of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
location Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Eastern Europe
Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
namedAfter Polish–Russian conflict of 1792
opposedBy reformist Patriotic Party in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
partOf Russo-Polish wars
history of Poland
history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
result Russian victory
abrogation of many provisions of the Constitution of 3 May 1791
defeat of the reformist forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
significantEvent Battle of Boruszkowce
Battle of Dubienka
Battle of Krupczyce
Battle of Mir (1792)
Battle of Zieleńce
startTime 1792-05-18
supportedBy Prussia

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Imperial Russian Army
engagedIn
Constitution of 3 May 1791 ("Polish–Russian War of 1792")
followedByEvent
Polish–Russian War (1792) ("Polish–Russian conflict of 1792")
namedAfter
Tadeusz Kościuszko ("Polish–Russian War of 1792")
participatedIn

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