The Deluge (or Potop) is very specific and one of the saddest periods in Polish history. In the middle of the 17th century, the then hegemon of Eastern Europe was invaded by almost all its neighbours (Ukrainian Cossacks, Russian Tsardom, Swedish Empire, Brandenburg-Prussia and Transylvania). This video will show the whole chronology of this period on the map (every day). This all started in the 1648 year when the Cossacks, ruled by Bohdan Khmelnytsky, led a rebellion in the Polish Ukraine and even took Kyiv. In 1654 Russia openly supported the uprising and attacked Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita) on the whole front. In 1655 Sweden after Russian successes in the war invaded Poland and began the main phase of the Deluge. Second Northern War began. Warsaw was occupied, Danzig was in a siege. Brandenburg-Prussia, the Holy Roman Empire, Transylvania, Denmark and Netherlands also took part in this conflict. In 1660 after the treaty with Sweden, Poland and Russia fought one-on-one. The Truce of Andrusovo finally ended the Thirteen Years' War between them in 1665. After all, that happened Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth didn't recover and weakened more and more. In 1795 Poland definitively lost independence. This video shows the complicated deluge in form of an every month map animation. This video was incredibly hard to make, so I would appreciate every like, comment and subscription. Enjoy the video!
Music: Ride Forth Victoriously march of the preobrazhensky regiment Russian SFSR anthem (1918-1944) The "Backdrop Name" is The time (YYYY/MM)
