June 27th is a significant day in Polish history for two events that happened on this day, 48 years apart, in 1581 and in 1629. Both events are a source of great pride for all of us who are of Polish descent.<\/p>\n
27 June 1581 — On this day in Mogilev, Russia, occurred one of the most lopsided battles in history<\/a>.\u00a0A force of about 1000 Polish troops including\u00a0200\u00a0elite Polish hussars (Cavalry) prevented a 30,000+ strong Tatar\/Russian army from storming the city for seven hours. When 300 cavalry came in the aid of the hussars, along with villagers, the combined Polish force chased the enemy away, a total route.\u00a0Later that year, Polish King Stephen Bathory invaded Muscovy and laid siege to the city of Pskov.<\/p>\n 27 June 1629 — On this day occurred what is known as the Battle of Trzyciana<\/a>. In short summary, the twice-larger forces of\u00a0King Gustav II Adolf<\/a>, by many historians considered to have been one of the most outstanding military leaders in history, was routed by the much smaller sized force let by Polish Hetman (military leader)\u00a0Stanis\u0142aw Koniecpolski<\/a>, considered to be one of the greatest military leaders of the all time for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Their success in this battle effectively ended this particular religiously driven attempt by protestant Sweden to invade Europe. The battle was a stunning victory for Poland and her allies.<\/p>\n And now you know the rest of the story!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" June 27th is a significant day in Polish history for two events that happened on this day, 48 years apart, in 1581 and in 1629. Both events are a source of great pride for all of us who are of … Continue reading