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The Battle of Kalnyk took place on 21 October 1671, during the Polish-Cossack-Tatar war of 1666-1671. The Polish crown hetman Jan Sobieski defeated the Cossack-Tatar army, which was coming to the aid of Kalnik, besieged by the Poles. Despite the victory, Sobieski failed to take Kalnik and retreated to Bratslav.
On October 11, Sobieski's troops crossed the Dniester and set off in pursuit of the retreating Haci Girey. After a strenuous day and night march, the crown army , in the strength of a thousand soldiers (the rest could not keep up and stayed behind), caught up with the Tatars at dawn on October 14 and smashed them in battles at Petranka and Kalush .
John III Sobieski Monument (Polish: Pomnik Jana III Sobieskiego) is a sculpture in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district, in the Royal Baths Park. It is a sandstone equestrian statue of John III Sobieski , monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 to 1696, commemorating his victory in the ...
The death of Sobieski III in 1696 had halted the Polish advances significantly, as had financial issues and a lack of support from the Diet. [ 43 ] Peace was officially made between the founding three members of the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire on January 26, 1699, through the signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz . [ 44 ]
[1] [4] [5] The contents of the letter remain unknown. [6] Verbiest’s first letter, however, was inspired by his concern for an overland route via Moscovia and Poland to Europe, which became a pivotal point in the geostrategy of the Jesuits Mission in China. [2] The concern was shared on the other side of the route.
The Poles spent the night on the Dniester. Sobieski crossed the Dniester through large wattles with his own armored banner, dragoons and reiters. Thanks to the help of a peasant from Wallachia, who promised to show his ford for the army in exchange for a large reward, on October 12 at dawn, Poles crossed the Dniester. [1]
The last battle of the campaign was the battle of Podhajce in 1698, where Polish hetman Feliks Kazimierz Potocki defeated the Ottoman incursion into the Commonwealth. The League won the war in 1699 and forced the Ottoman Empire to sign the Treaty of Karlowitz .
Luksusowa Vodka (Polish: Wódka luksusowa) is a brand of vodka from Poland that is distilled from potatoes. [1] [2] [3] The Polish word luksusowa means "luxury"; thus in English-language markets, it is also referred to as Luksusowa Luxury Vodka. [4] Luksusowa has been in continuous production since 1928, [1] [2] [3] making it one of the oldest ...