History of Poland: The Deluge I 1648-1655.

In 17th century the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was at the top of its power. It was the richest and the most powerful country in the region. At that time it was hit by a series of disastrous events known as the Deluge, which would see the Commonwealth invaded by all of its neighbors and lose most of its territory, only to make a comeback and regain most of its possessions.

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[Mark-xqlh]

Me: Poland-Lithuania how much land did you lose
Poland-Lithuania: Yes

[aserehuehue]

Didn't know that part of history, nice video again :D

[jaichind]

I am aware of this story. Very similar to the Chinese story during the Warrior Kindgom story of the battle of Western Chi (濟西之戰) in 284 BC when 5 kingdoms attacked the Kingdom of Chi and reduced it to just 2 cities which looked like the end of the old all powerful Chi. Both cities held out for 3 year until a surprise counter attack with Fire Ox Counterattack(火牛陣) with the use of an night attack with Oxes with fire lit on their horns drove back the occupational forces followed up by a series of counterattacks which pretty much liberated all of Chi territory. Of course the Kingdom of the Chi was never the same after this and really became a second rate power. When I talk to other Chinese about the Deluge I tell them it is the European version of the near destruction and miraculous revival of Chi in the Warriors States period.

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[HistoryHustle]

Eastory returns.
Everyone gets exited by the title.
Then sees: 1648-1655.

... interesting.

Love the work for the WW2 channel, keep it up man!

[salokin]

Deluge: When Poland lost 1/5 of its population

[Saltiren]

Awesome, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth history is fascinating

[Artur_M.]

It's a great introduction to this topic, especially for the people who don't know much about it (which I imagine are most of the viewers from outside the modern countries that were within the old borders of the Commonwealth).
Of course, if we want to go more in-depth we could talk for hours just about the origins of the conflict between the Zaporozhian Cossacks and the Commonwealth. For example, the Cossacks were not only protecting to some extent the frontier from the Tatar rides but were also riding the Crimean Khanate back, which was an Ottoman vassal state. Moreover, they were riding the Ottoman territory itself! BTW Contrary to the later popular image of cossacks as a cavalry force, they were doing it primarily through the Black Sea on boats. As you could imagine this caused a bit of a stir in the Polish-Ottoman relations and was a major reason for the generally negative predisposition of the Commonwealth's authorities towards the Zaphorosian Host.
Also, some Polish nobles, especially in the earlier period, actually joined the Zaporozhian Cossacks, either looking for adventure or fleeing from the law. The leader of the first cossack uprising in 1591–1593 was one of such Polish nobles named Krzysztof Kosiński. Other notable examples include Samuel Zborowski and the infamous troublemaker Samuel Łaszcz, who later in his life fought against the cossacks.
The church Union of Brest in 1596, which was supposed to bring greater religious harmony and unity within the Commonwealth but had the exact opposite effect is another complicated issue that greatly contributed to the tensions in Ukraine.

[rasmusbozen]

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[FrancisThast]

First off: The fact that you were able to explain Mare Nostrum in six words, one of those words being "Swedish", is incredible and brilliant.


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[franciszekstefanski]

Neighbours: We have you 4 to 1
The Commonwealth: I like those odds

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[nikolaytsankov]

I see those Ck2 traits and character frames. You're not fooling anyone

[grzejnikMilosz]

Many Thanks for putting this War into the subject. As a Pole being taught this in schools, watched polish historical movies about, I never got the grasp of the essence of it. I have literally tears of amazement how well and to the point You put it Sir! Finally I understand the most important reasoning around it!

[Crimsor]

Awesome video, can’t wait for the next one! I love the history of the polish Lithuanian commonwealth and find it very interesting and overlooked in history, so it’s awesome to actually see any videos that talks about it.

[MartinT]

It's understandable why the Poles call this the Deluge. It was raining enemies!
I hope you cover the Danish phase of this war as well(I'm a Dane myself). I'm glad to see this conflict get some attention, as, for most of the world, it seems to one of history's forgotten wars. This war also involves one of my favorite 17th century military leaders: Raimondo Montecuccoli. I'm hoping to see him in the next one.
Keep up the good work!

[drox]

Your videos are hard work and I appreciate your dedication to them. Thank you so much for these videos

[franceleeparis]

Excellent summary… I searched on Wikipedia but couldn’t get an overview as clear as this. My interest in Poland was recently aroused by that Polish film The Deluge… never realised Poland had such a great and troubled history… guess they are still fighting over Poland even today … also great insight into the Cossacks… always thought they were Russians…

[demenok]

The quality of your work is amazing man! I just can't get enough of it ! Also fantastic to see your maps on the timeghost channel ! Also EU4 ftw!!

[vincentstella]

Once again an excellent piece of history presented by Eastory. Keep up the great work.