How Russia, Prussia, and Austria Partitioned Poland

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Austria: Hey Poland, remember how you saved Vienna from the Ottomans? Well guess how we are paying you back.

Fun fact: Our Turkish Emperors and state which didn't wanted to accept ending of the Polish-Lithvanian state, when every year in a state gathering where all ambassodors assemble, sultan always asked: "Where is the ambassador of Lehistan?(Poland)"... Turkish Statesman always replied not to upset sultan and to commerate the fact that Turkish Empire did not recognised the trilateral partion, dismantling and the ending of the state which greatly shifted balance of power and dynamics against us, Turkish statesman in front of all other ambassadors, replied: "Ambassador of Lehistan(Poland) is on his way"... When Poland finally joined EU in 2004, when a EU conference was held in Istanbul in honary to Polish entry, a Polish diplomat who knew about this historical events, made a reference to it when he was on the stage and his first sentence was: "The Polish ambassador has arrived" ... :) Also a side note: When Nazi Germany blitzted through Poland and Europe and when Nazi's were at our border, former Nazi prime minister then 3. Reich ambassador to Turkish Republic, Von Papen asked the handover of Polish embassy in Turkey to Nazis reasoning it didn't exist anymore. Our president a former WW1 and The War of National Libaration general İsmet İnönü replied: "We don't act upon such demands, we don't have such accoustoms in our state traditions." Referencing Turkish Empire didn't also acknowleged the trilateral sack. :D Turkish Ambasadors also fled with Greek cabinet to Cairo with them when Nazi's invaded Greece. So it was Turkish Ambassador to Greece staioned in British occupied Cairo. :D

So in 1840 in Australia 🇦🇺. A Polish Explorer named Strzelecki named the highest peak in Australia Mount Kosciuszko after the greatest freedom fighter in this story .

The impact of first partition cannot be overstated enough. By claiming the coast the Prussians crippled Polish economy since most profits came from selling wheat and other goods to the rest of Europe, brought to Gdańsk (Danzig) by Wisła river. This meant that in order to trade through this route any merchant had to pay hefty tolls. And most of their cargo came from lands owned by nobility. On one hand this weakened the Commonwealth immensely, but on the other it also gave a very personal reason for nobility to finally consider reforming the country. Although many nobles tried to recuperate losses by... establishing pubs within their domains so that the peasants instead of getting more material rewards (they weren't paid in money) would be rewarded with alcohol made from the grains they grew.

On the one hand, I'm very glad that you are talking about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. On the other hand, the video was a bit lackluster. Beyond the (arguably understabe) simplifications, it had some mistakes. Prussia did not acquire the important port city of Gdańsk (Danzig) in the first partition, which stayed a Polish exclave until the second partition. During the War in Defense of the Constitution in 1792, Prince Józef Poniatowski was not commanding in the Lithuanian theater. Both he and Kościuszko were in the South. The command of the Lithuanian army was given to the Duke Ludwig (Louis) of Württemberg (it was a terrible idea. It's a long story). Kościuszko was not sent to Siberia but was imprisoned in the famous Peter and Paul fortress in Petersburg. I could go on. Oh, and the clothes in the images used in the video were some weird anachronism stew. Despite all that, I still gave this video a like because I hope you will continue to cover topics related to the Commonwealth, preferably with more attention to details.

The event of the partitions of Poland are usually just a side story to the many wars of 1700, so I'm glad you give them context and covered them in detail

Gdańsk (Danzing) was not taken over by Prussia until the Second Partition. The city remained loyal to Poland since Thirteen Years' War (15th c.) all the way up until the Partitions (18th c.) Despite majority & the elites being German. Johannes Hevelius, mayor of the city & scientist, called himself „civis Orbis Poloniae”, the citizen of the Polish world. 'Good ol' days before nationalism. We all know what sadly happened in relation to Gdańsk during WW2.

There's a bridge in New York named after Tadeusz Kościuszko. I guarantee most New Yorkers don't know who he was.

I hope you continue to cover the history of Poland-Lithuania more in the future! It seems from other comments there were some errors, but I’m glad to see this covered at all. Such important yet lesser-known history.

O Greetings from Turkey to Poland I'll see you at the match on Sunday 🇹🇷❤️🇵🇱

Thanks for covering Poland, been waiting for it for some time, much appreciated!

Actually, Poniatowski king was abducted by Pulaski, who had to escape to America and became hero of war of independence there.

Now I am Genuinely concerned you uploaded 4 Videos In 1 week you guys really are something else

lots of love to my polish brothers from lithuania

To be brief, prince Poniatowski during the war of 1792 was commander at ukrainian front, not lithuanian. And Kościuszko was his subordinate then. In Lithuanian part commander was prince von Wittenberg who betrayed the cause. And insurrection of 1794 was started by calvary brigade in Ostrołęka (brigadier Madaliński), not Kraków - they were marching from Mazovia to Kraków to join Kościuszko forces.

0:51 Prussia didn't take Gdańsk (Danzig) in the first partition. It remained Polish.

I just watched your “was Poland-Lithuania a republic” earlier! What good timing?! 🍻

Absolutely love early modern History! Keep doin that stuff! I hope ghat the Spanish succession series gets continued!

I recommend you all to check out some paintings depicting these events, some of them are: 1. The Panorama of the Battle of Racławice 2. Constitution of 3rd May 3. Rejtan