The Russians entered the borders of the Republic. The last moments of the independent

Zdjęcie: Wojciech Kossak - Bitwa pod Zieleńcami Źródło: Wikimedia Commons


Catherine II did not even declare war on Poland, already treating our lands as her "internal problem." On May 18, 1792, Russian troops crossed the Polish border. The war in defence of the May 3 Constitution began.