Battle of Trembowla
| Battle of Trembowla | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Trembowla, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |
| Result | Polish-Lithuanian victory |
Ottoman Empire
Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthThe Battle of Trembowla, more popularly known as the Defence of Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676). Heroic resistance of Polish forces became a symbol, and was glorified and immortalised in the paintings of Franciszek Smuglewicz, Józef Peszka and Aleksander Lesser.
History
The
Kamieniec Podolski (see Siege of Kamieniec Podolski
), Trembowla was one of the few Podolian strongholds still in Polish hands.
In the summer of 1675, a 30,000 strong Turkish-Tatar army under command of Ibrahim Shyshman entered
Podhajce, and on September 20, the Turks approached Trembowla. The castle was defended by a small unit of 80 infantry soldiers, some members of the local nobility, supported by 200 poorly armed, untrained peasants and residents of the town, who fled to the castle. Before the siege, a unit of dragoons stationed here, but was ordered to leave Trembowla, due to food shortages. Polish forces were commanded by Captain Jan Samuel Chrzanowski, whose wife, Anna Dorota Chrzanowska
(née Anna Dorota von Fresen), became immortalized after the siege.
Despite
Lwow
, the Turks decided to end the siege on October 11.
Aftermath
In 1676 Polish
was erected in Trembowla in 1683.Siege of Trembowla in Culture
The siege of Trembowla and story of Anna Chrzanowska inspired Polish painters and writers alike. Most notable works:
- Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884) painting Defense of the Trembowla against the Turks
- Leopold Löffler(1827–1898), painting Anna Dorota Chrzanowska at the castle in Trembowla
- Józef Wybicki (1747–1822), drama
- Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889–1968), novel Trembowla
- Maria Krüger (1904–1999), story Marcynka's bright braid in the collection Golden Crown
- Andrzej Waligórski (1926–1992), poem Song about the defense of Trembowla which was performed by Tadeusz Chyłę (1933–2014).
See also
References
- ^ (in Ukrainian) ІБРАГІМА ШИШМАН-ПАШІ КАМПАНІЯ 1675
Sources
 | This article includes a improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2014) ) |
- (in Polish) Mala Encyklopedia Wojskowa, Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, Warszawa 1967, Wydanie I, Tom 2
- (in Polish) Bohaterska obrona Trembowli w 1675 r.