List of armed conflicts involving Poland against Russia

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Armed conflicts between Poland (including the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Civitas Schinesghe ("Duchy of Poland")) and Russia (including the Soviet Union and Kievan Rus') include:

  Russian, Soviet, Muscovite, Ruthenian, or Kievan Rus' victory
  Polish or Polish–Lithuanian victory
  Another result*

*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Poland or Russia in which the other intervened, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

Piast Poland versus Kievan Rus' edit

Date Conflict Piast Poland and allies Kievan Rus' and allies Result
981 Vladimir the Great's Polish campaign[1]   Civitas Schinesghe   Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' victory[2]
1018 Bolesław I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis   Civitas Schinesghe
  Pro-Sviatopolk Kievan Rus'
  Pro-Yaroslav Kievan Rus' Temporary victory for Poland and Sviatopolk
1030–1031 Yaroslav the Wise invasion in Poland[3]   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus' victory[4]
1065–1069[5] Rebellion of Vseslav of Polotsk[5]   Principality of Kiev
  Principality of Chernigov
  Principality of Pereyaslavl
  Kingdom of Poland (1069)
  Principality of Polotsk Allied victory
  • Principality of Polotsk defeated (1067)[5]
  • Brief Vseslav reign in Kiev (1068–May 1069)[5]
  • Polish intervention (May 1069)[5]
  • Restoration of Iziaslav I of Kiev (May 1069)[5]
1076–1077 Bolesław II the Bold's expedition to Kiev   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1135 Ruthenian raid on Poland   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Ruthenian victory
1136 Polish raid on Kievan Rus   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1182–1183 War for Brest   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Polish victory
1194 Battle of Drohiczyn   Kingdom of Poland   Kievan Rus' Polish victory

Kingdom of Poland versus Galicia–Volhynia (Ruthenia) edit

Date Conflict Poland and allies Ruthenia and allies Result
1205 Battle of Zawichost   Kingdom of Poland   Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Polish victory
17 August 1245 Battle of Jarosław (1245) [uk; pl]   Kingdom of Poland   Principality of Galicia–Volhynia Ruthenian victory
1280 Kraków campaign of Leo I of Galicia [uk]   Kingdom of Poland   Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Polish victory
1340–1392 Galicia–Volhynia Wars   Kingdom of Poland
  Ruthenian nobles
  Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Ruthenian nobles
Compromise
  • Poland incorporated Galicia
  • Lithuania incorportated Volhynia

Crown of the Kingdom of Poland versus Principality of Moscow edit

Date Conflict Poland and allies Moscow and allies Result
1506 Polish–Muscovite war   Crown of the Kingdom of Poland   Principality of Moscow Polish victory[6]
1507–1508 Lithuanian-Muscovite war   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
  Principality of Moscow Indecisive
1508 Glinski rebellion   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
  Glinski rebels
  Principality of Moscow
Polish/Lithuanian victory
1512–1522 Lithuanian–Muscovite War   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
  Principality of Moscow Muscovite victory[7]
1534–1537 Muscovite-Lithuanian War[8]   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
  Principality of Moscow Peace treaty (favorable outcome for Russia)[9]

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth versus Tsarist Russia edit

Date Conflict Poland–Lithuania and allies Russia and allies Result
1561–1570 Lithuanian–Muscovite War   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
From 1569:
  Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Tsardom of Russia (or Muscovy) Russian (Muscovite) victory
1568–1572 Livonian War   Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
From 1569:
  Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Tsardom of Russia (or Muscovy) Polish–Lithuanian/Swedish/Dano-Norwegian victory
  • Livonia, Courland and Semigallia to Poland–Lithuania.
1605 1st Dimitriad   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Tsardom of Russia

Russian supporters

Temporary Polish-Lithuanian victory
1606 Moscow uprising   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Tsardom of Russia

Russian supporters

Victory of Shuisky's coalition
1607–1609 2nd Dimitriad   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Tsardom of Russia

Russian supporters

Government victory[10][11]
1609–1618 Polish–Muscovite War   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Tsardom of Russia Polish/Lithuanian victory
Autumn 1632 – Spring 1634 Smolensk War   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Tsardom of Russia Polish victory
1654–1667 Russo-Polish War   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Crimean Khanate
  Cossack allies
  Tsardom of Russia
  Cossack allies
Russian victory
1704–1706 Civil war in Poland   Warsaw Confederation
  Sweden
  Sandomierz Confederation
  Tsardom of Russia
Victory of the Warsaw Confederation
10 October 1733 – 3 October 1735 War of the Polish Succession (1733–1735)[1]   Poland loyal to Stanisław I

  France
  Spain
  Kingdom of Sardinia
  Duchy of Parma

  Poland loyal to Augustus III

  Russian Empire
  Holy Roman Empire

Victory for forces (including Russia) supporting Augustus III of Poland
April 1768 – August 5, 1772 War of the Bar Confederation   Bar Confederation
  France
  Russian Empire Defeat of the Bar confederation
18 May – 27 July 1792 Polish–Russian War of 1792   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Russian Empire Russian victory
24 March – 30 November 1794 Kościuszko Uprising   Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth   Russian Empire
  Kingdom of Prussia
  Habsburg Monarchy
Russian victory

Polish states and rebels versus Russian Empire edit

Date Conflict Polish and allies Russia and allies Result
24 June – 14 December 1812 French invasion of Russia, pitched by Napoleon as the "Second Polish War"   France
Multiple allies, including
  Russian Empire Russian victory
3 March 1813 – 30 May 1814 War of the Sixth Coalition   France
Multiple allies, including
  Russian Empire

and allies

Coalition victory
29 November 1830 – 21 October 1831 November Uprising   Congress Poland   Russian Empire Russian government victory
15 March 1848 – 4 October 1849 Hungarian Revolution of 1848[2]   Kingdom of Hungary   Austrian Empire

  Russian Empire

Russo-Austrian victory
22 January 1863 – 18 June 1864 January Uprising   Polish National Government
and multicultural insurgents
Garibaldi Legion
  Russian Empire Russian government victory
1866 Baikal Insurrection Siberian Legion of free Poles   Russian Empire Russian victory
1905–1907 Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905–1907)3   Polish revolutionaries   Russian Empire Russian government victory

Poland versus Soviet Union edit

Date Conflict Poland and allies Soviet Union and allies Result
18 November 1918 – February 1919 Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919   Poland
  Ukraine
  Belarus
  Estonia
  Latvia
  Lithuania
  Romania
  White Movement
  Ober Ost
Supported by
  United Kingdom
  Russian SFSR Polish victory
14 February 1919 – 18 March 1921 Polish–Soviet War   Second Polish Republic
  Ukrainian People's Republic
  Russian SFSR
  Ukrainian SSR
  Byelorussian SSR
  Polrewkom
Polish victory
17 September – 6 October 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland   Poland   Soviet Union
  Germany
Soviet-Nazi victory
1944 – 1953 Anti-communist resistance in Poland (1944–1953)   Cursed soldiers   Soviet Union
  Polish People's Republic
Communist victory
1956 Polish October
(emerging out of De-Stalinization)
  Polish People's Republic
  Puławians (pro-reform faction)
  Polish People's Republic
  Natolinians (anti-reform faction)

  Soviet Union (concerned reforms
might turn anti-Soviet; threatened invasion)

Pro-reform victory
  • Soviet Union did not invade
  • End of the Stalinist era in Poland
1981–1983 Martial law in Poland   Solidarity
  Polish government-in-exile
  Polish People's Republic
  Soviet Union
Polish pro-Soviet government victory
  • Protests suppressed
1988–1989 Second "Solidarity" movement   Solidarity
  Pro-reform faction
  Soviet Union
  Anti-reform faction
Fall of pro-Soviet communism in Poland
  • Soviet Union ceased efforts to keep pro-Soviet communist regime in power
  • April 1989: Polish Round Table Agreement legalised trade unions, political parties and free elections
  • Landslide Solidarity victory in 1989 election

1 Originally a Polish civil war that Russia, among others, became involved in.
2 Originally a Hungarian revolution but was joined with Polish force on Hungarian side against Austria and Russia.
3 Part of the broader Russian Revolution of 1905.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ В. Д. Королюк. К вопросу об отношениях Руси и Польши в X веке. АН СССР, Институт славяноведения. Краткие сообщения. № 9. М., 1952. С. 47. Дата обращения: 9 марта 2019. Архивировано 28 января 2021 года.
  2. ^ Щавелева Н.И. Древняя Русь в "Польской истории" Яна Длугоша М. 2004. с.230
  3. ^ Dimnik M. Yaroslav Vladimirovich (англ.) // Encyclopedia of Russian History / Ed.-in-Chief J. R. Millar. — New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. — P. 1702. — ISBN 0-02-865907-4.
  4. ^ Королюк В.Д. Западные славяне и Киевская Русь в X—XI вв. — М.: Наука, 1964. — 383 с.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Martin 2007, p. 31.
  6. ^ Starbäck, Carl Georg (1891). "Berättelser ur svenska historien". I detta senare senare rike hade en konung Sigismund bestigit tronen i December 1506 och kom snart i krig med Ryssland, emedan han ville återta Smolensk, som en förrädare öfverlemnat åt Wasilej. Sigismund förde kriget med lycka, besegrade gång efter annan den ryska hären och återtog Smolensk. Svante Sture omtalar i bref till erkebiskopen den polske konungens segrar och önskar honom lycka.
  7. ^ Карамзин Н. М. История государства Российского. — СПб.: Тип. Н. Греча, 1816—1829. — Т. 7.
  8. ^ Сідарэнка Б. І. «Старадубская вайна» (Вайна Вялікага княства Літоўскага з Маскоўскай дзяржавай 1534—1537 гг.) // Беларускі гістарычны часопіс. — 1998. — № 1. — С. 37—46.
  9. ^ Кром М. М. Стародубская война. 1534—1537. Из истории русско-литовских отношений / М. М. Кром. — М.: Рубежи XXI, 2008. — 140 с. — (Забытые войны России). — 1000 экз. — ISBN 978-5-347-00004-3. (обл.)
  10. ^ Гумилев 2023, p. 375-376.
  11. ^ After the final defeat, he was killed by the Tatars in 1610

Sources edit

  • Гумилев, Лев (2023). От Руси к России. Moscow: Москва. ISBN 978-5-17-153845-3.