1569–1699

  • Silver Age of The Republic
  • September 8, 1581 - Siege of Psków - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Russia
  • October 19, 1595 - Battle of Cecora - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Turkey
  • September 27, 1605 - Battle of Kircholm - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Sweden
  • July 4, 1610 - Battle of Kłuszyn - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Russia & Sweden - after this battle Poland conquered Moscow.
  • September 1, 1612 - Battle of Moscow - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Russia
  • September 20, 1620 - Battle of Cecora - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Turkey
  • September 2, 1621 - Battle of Chocim - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Turkey
  • November 28, 1627 - Battle of Oliwa - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Sweden
  • July 10 - August 22, 1649 - Defense of Zbaraż - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Cossacks & Crimea
  • June 28, 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Cossacks
  • January 29, 1655 - Battle of Ochamatów - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Russia
  • November 18, 1655 - Defense of Jasna Góra - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Sweden
  • July 20, 1657 - Battle of Czarny Ostrów - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Sweden
  • November 11, 1673 - Battle of Chocim - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Turkey
  • September 12, 1683 - Battle of Vienna - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - Turkey - One of the most important battles in Europe

1700–1795

  • Fall of the Republic
  • February 29, 1768 - Confederation of Bar is formed.
  • July 27, 1768 - The Siege of Kraków begins.
  • 1770 - The Battle of Dobra takes place.
  • May 21, 1771 - The Battle of Lanckorona takes place.
  • September 6 - The Battle of Antopol takes place.
  • 1792 - The War in Defense of the Constitution begins.
  • The Battle of Mir takes place.
  • The Battle of Zelwa takes place.
  • June 18 - The Battle of Zielenice takes place.
  • July 18 - The Battle of Dubienka takes place.
  • April 2 - The Battle of Racławice takes place.
  • The Warsaw Uprising takes place.
  • The Wilno Uprising takes place.
  • June 6 - The Battle of Szczekociny takes place.
  • June 8 - The Battle of Chelmno takes place.
  • October 10 - The Battle of Maciejowice takes place.
  • November 4 - Massacre of Praga takes place.

1795–1914

  • Age of Partition

1807–1815 - Duchy of Warsaw: puppet state in ally with the First French Empire: various Polish formations fighting within the French army, the Duchy's forces took part in the invasion on the Russian state: Battle of Borodino, Battle of Berezina;<br />1815–1830 - the puppet Polish Kingdom, ruled by tsars (kings of Poland), with some autonomy, especially separate armed forces, which fought in the Polish-Russian War 1830–1831, largely known as the November Uprising; after the war the Kingdom became officially part of the Russian Empire, hence all Polish forces were disbanded.<br />The Polish under the rule of Berlin and Vienna had no military formations of their own until World War I.

1914–1922

  • Age of regaining independence
  • 1914–1918 - First World War
  • 1918 - Greater Poland Uprising
  • 1919 - First Silesian Uprising
  • 1919 - Sejny Uprising - should have been a part of secret services staged coup against Lithuanian government
  • 1919–1920 - Polish-Soviet War
  • 1920 - Second Silesian Uprising
  • 1921 - Third Silesian Uprising

1923–1948

  • Age of the Second Republic
  • World War II

1948–present

  • Present age
  • 2003–present Iraq War
  • Afghanistan War

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