Targowica Confederation

The Targowica Confederation was a military organization (Latin:"confederatio") of some Polish-Lithuanian nobility, backed by Catherine II of Russia, who opposed the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791, that had been adopted by the "Great" or "Four-Year" Sejm, especially the provisions limiting the privileges of the nobility.

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Latin - Confederatio - Polish-Lithuanian - Nobility - Catherine II - Russia - Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791 - "Great" or "Four-Year" Sejm

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The forces of the Targowica Confederation defeated the forces loyal to the Commonwealth, the Sejm and King Stanis?aw August Poniatowski in the War in Defense of the Constitution. Their victory precipitated the Second Partition of Poland and set the stage for the Third Partition and the final dissolution of the Commonwealth. This outcome came as a surprise to most of the Confederates, who had wished only to restore the status quo ante and had expected that the overthrow of the May 3rd Constitution would achieve that end.

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Stanis?aw August Poniatowski - War in Defense of the Constitution - Partition of Poland - Status quo ante

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