The Dzikowska Confederation () was a military organisation formed in 1734 in Dzików (today suburb of

Tarnobrzeg Tarnobrzeg is a city in south-eastern Poland (historic Lesser Poland), on the east bank of the river Vistula, with 49,419 inhabitants, as of 31 December 2009. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Polish: ''Województwo podkarpackie'') since ...

) by supporters of

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during the

War of the Polish Succession The War of the Polish Succession ( pl, Wojna o sukcesję polską; 1733–35) was a major European conflict sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II of Poland, which the other regional power, European powers widened in p ...

, under the leadership of Adam Tarło as Marshal, and Grand Hetman of the Crown

Józef Potocki Józef Potocki (; 1673–1751) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), magnate, Great Hetman of the Crown. Józef was considered as the richest magnate in Poland at that time. He was Voivode of Kijów Voivodship (Kyiv, also Kiev) from 1702 to 1744, R ...

as commander of the army until 28 February 1735 when he was relieved of command. The

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of the

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was: "Fight against

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

and Russia for political independence of the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

and carry out political reforms." They attempted unsuccessfully to gain Czech and Hungarian support, as well as from Silesian citizens. They also dispatched envoys to Sweden, France, the Ottoman Empire, and the Vatican. The confederation was defeated, with the last armed struggles taking place in 1736 near Kurpie and Podolia.

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Zamki polskie: Dzikovia Castle in Tarnobrzeg
Organizations established in 1734 Polish confederations Military history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Poland–Saxony relations History of Tarnobrzeg War of the Polish Succession 18th-century establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Poland-hist-stub

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