Jan Karol’s campaigns to Muscovy in 1610‒1612 and 1617‒1618
After the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth declared war on Muscovy, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz participated in the siege of Smolensk (which was taken in 1611); later (in 1611‒1612), he led the Commonwealth’s army to Moscow. In 1617‒1618, he was in command of the army in the Moscow campaign headed by Prince Władysław; his military talent, command experience and intelligent actions made it possible to conclude the Deulin Truce (1618-12-11) in favor of the Commonwealth in particularly difficult circumstances.
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A talented military leader, who commanded the Polish army during the first years of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s war against Moscow (1609–1619) and began the siege of Smolensk (1610). He beat the allied army of Moscow and Sweden in the Battle of Klushino (1610-07-04) and occupied Moscow.
[Warszawa]: Zakł. A. Dzwonkowskiego i Sp., [1860].
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Saksonijos krašto ir universiteto biblioteka (Dresdenas) Lit. Lat. reca. 377,16
“Livonia congratulates the most illustrious and magnificent hero, the Count of Shklov, Bykhov and Mysha, Karol Chodkiewicz, on his felicitous return” is a poem by Riga City Secretary Philipp Middendorf, which expresses joy on the arrival of the victorious commander to Livonia after the Moscow campaign.
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The Moscow ruler, Mikhail Romanov, was the antagonist of King Sigismund III Vasa, Prince Władysław IV Vasa and Jan Karol Chodkiewicz in the war of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against Moscow (1609–1619). He was also the founder of the Romanov dynasty.
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“Sarmatian Warriors” is a collection of biographies by the Cracow canon Szymon Starowolski (1588‒1656), an historian, writer and ethnographer hailing from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It contains a biography of Jan Karol, the earliest work in this genre to capture Chodkiewicz’s life, merits, and victories.
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“Sarmatian Warriors” is a collection of biographies by the Cracow canon Szymon Starowolski (1588‒1656), an historian, writer and ethnographer hailing from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It contains a biography of Jan Karol, the earliest work in this genre to capture Chodkiewicz’s life, merits, and victories.