Renaissance Polish Armies 1492–1569 St. Martin's Press form alliances with six Peoples

form alliances with six Peoples

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readers are sent back to the war at hand

ISBN-13: 9781797209623

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Renaissance Polish Armies 1492–1569 St. Martin's Press form alliances with six PeoplesAgainst a background of almost continual warfare, the 80 years after 1492 witnessed the slow transformation of Polish forces from feudal levies to standing armies. The bloody struggle between Poles, Lithuanians, Hungarians, Muscovites, Cossacks, Turks and Tatars culminated in the Union of Lublin in 1569, uniting the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. This crucial period in Polish military history saw the introduction and development