Przygotowania Rzeczypospolitej do wojny z Moskwą w latach 1632–1633
Preparations of the Republic of Poland for the war with Moscow in the years 1632–1633

Summary/Abstract: The Smolensk campaign of 1632–1634 began the reign of the new ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Władysław IV Vasa. Taking advantage of the death of Sigismund III Vasa, Moscow began operations in the eastern theater in the fall of 1632, with the goal of regaining the Smolensk lost in 1611. The Polish-Lithuanian side was unprepared for the war, and disputes between Hetmans Lew Sapieha and Krzysztof Radziwiłł continued about the purposefulness of the hauls. Thanks to the latter, the crews of the border fortresses were strengthened and a camp was established near Krasny, which blocked the Moscow forces besieging Smolensk. In view of the Thirty Years’ War, the Republic of Poland had to carry out hauls based on its own recruit, with the help of foreign officers recruited from abroad. Preparations to deploy a relief army took a long time and required a lot of money. As a result, an army of several thousand was raised, which under the command of Władysław IV in September 1633 reached Smolensk, unblocking the besieged fortress by the Moscow forces of M. B. Sheina.

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