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
