Redevelopment of the Army – Nobility Efforts for Revitalization of the Armed Forces During the Reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski Cover Image

Armia w przebudowie – wysiłki szlachty na rzecz uzdrowienia sił zbrojnych w okresie stanisławowskim
Redevelopment of the Army – Nobility Efforts for Revitalization of the Armed Forces During the Reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski

Author(s): Paweł Majdański
Subject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Modern Age, 18th Century
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: army; reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski; Great Sejm (1788-1792); Poland in the Age of Enlightenment; political reforms

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to summarize the overall view on military issues during the reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski. It discusses the institutional evolution of authorities responsible for supplying the army, the concepts of developing the army expressed by reputable publicists of the Age of Enlightenment, exemplifies the transformation process of the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth armed forces and represents direct implications of the actions initiated by the governing authorities. The synthesis is based on a convenient chronological division: before The Great Sejm, during The Great Sejm proceedings and after The Great Sejm. The summary of this article consist of the author’s conclusions concerning the failure of actions undertaken to enlarge and modernize the army.

  • Issue Year: 26/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 39-61
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish