Battle of Klushino
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The Battle of Klushino, or the Battle of Kłuszyn, was fought on 4 July 1610, between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia during the Polish–Russian War, part of Russi
Polish hussar line at the Battle of Kłuszyn
Stanisław Żółkiewski
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Stanisław Żółkiewski was a Polish nobleman of the Lubicz coat of arms, a magnate, military commander, and Chancellor of the Polish Crown in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who took part in many mil
Battle of Klushino
…Smoleńsk). In the battle the outnumbered Polish-Lithuanian force secured a decisive victory over Russia, due to the tactical competence of hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski and the military prowess of Polish hussars, the elite of the army of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The battle is remembered as one of the greatest…
Stanisław Żółkiewski and Baltazar Batory at Pskov, detail from a painting by Jan Matejko
Death of Stanisław Żółkiewski with his confessor, Father Szymon Wybierski, Battle of Cecora (1620), painting by Walery Eljasz Radzikowski
Monument to Żókiewski, near the site of his death in modern Moldova