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Battle Of Martynów (1699)
The Battle of Martynów - took place at Martynów on 21 February 1699, ending in defeat of the Polish army. It was a battle between the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. Background In December 1698, a Treaty of Karlowitz, Polish-Turkish peace treaty was signed in Karlowitz with provisions related to the end of the Polish–Ottoman War (1683–1699), Polish-Turkish war (1683-1699), the Crimean Tatars, Tatars were forbidden to invade the lands of the Republic. During the winter period in the military groupings (Moldavian, Pokuttya, Podestan and Lviv) in the border areas. In Crimean Tatars, Tatar tactics, the most important objective was to obtain loot and to avoid losses of their own, which resulted in avoiding major clashes with enemy troops. Battle On 21 February 1699, at the Dniester crossing near Martynov, there was a clash between Polish Armed Forces, Polish forces and part of the Crimean Tatars, Tatar forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish–Ottoman War (1683–1699)
The Polish–Ottoman War or the War of the Holy League was the Polish side of the conflict otherwise known as the Great Turkish War. The conflict began with a Polish victory at the Battle of Vienna in 1683, and ended with the Treaty of Karlowitz, restoring to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth lands lost in the previous Polish-Ottoman War (the Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76)). It was the last conflict between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire, and despite the Polish victory, it marked the decline of power of not only the Ottoman Empire, but also of the Commonwealth, which would never again interfere in affairs outside of its declining borders. War After a few years of peace, the Ottoman Empire attacked the Habsburg Empire again. The Ottomans almost captured Vienna, but king of Poland John III Sobieski led a Christian alliance that defeated them in the Battle of Vienna which shook the Ottoman Empire's hegemony in south-eastern Europe. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
