Polish–Russian War of 1792
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The Polish–Russian War of 1792 was fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on one side, and the Targowica Confederation and the Russian Empire under Catherine the Great on the other.
After the Battle of Zieleńce, by Wojciech Kossak
Great Sejm
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The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm was a Sejm (parliament) of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in Warsaw between 1788 and 1792. Its principal aim became to restore sovereignty to, and reform, the Commonwealth politically and economically.
Great, or Four-Year, Sejm (1788–92) and Senate adopt Constitution of 3 May 1791 at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
Stanisław Małachowski, Marshal of the Great Sejm
Royal Castle Senate Chamber, where May 3 Constitution was adopted