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Pospolite
Pospolite Pos"po*lite, n. [Pol. pospolite ruszenie a general
summons to arms, an arriere-ban; pospolity general + ruszenie
a stirring.]
A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, which,
in case of invasion, was summoned to the defense of the
country.
Meaning of Pospolite from wikipedia
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Pospolite ruszenie (Polish pronunciation: [
pɔspɔˈlitɛ ruˈʂɛɲɛ], lit. m**** mobilization; "Noble Host", Latin:
motio belli, the
French term levée en m****e...
- the Sejm. In the 17th
century a
Regimentarz was also the
commander of
Pospolite ruszenie in
cases where a
castellan or a
voivode could not
command personally...
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mobilising one man from each ten cottages, and on 3
December appointed the
pospolite ruszenie as
auxiliaries to the
regular troops.
These regular Army units...
- It was
supplemented by two
formations mobilised in case of war – the
pospolite ruszenie (Polish for levée en m****e –
feudal levy of
mostly noble knights-landholders)...
- Smolensk,
Samuel Drucki Sokoliński [pl], had
about 500
volunteers from
pospolite ruszenie and 2,500
regular army
soldiers and
Zaporozhian Cossacks. In...
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Service Corvée
Economic conscription Quota System Male
expendability Pospolite ruszenie, m****
mobilization in
Poland Bevin Boys Counter-recruitment Draft...
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Casimir of Poland,
decided to
become Swedish allies together with the
pospolite ruszenie (Levée en m****e) of
Greater Poland to
Charles X
Gustav of Sweden...
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Malbork in
January 1455,
launched by the
forces of the
Lesser Poland pospolite ruszenie. The
retreat of the
Polish forces enabled the
Grand Master to...
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undermined Polish eastern trade. The king
promised help and
called the
pospolite ruszenie, the
royal army and mercenaries. In
November 1485, the Poles...
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wybraniecka and from 1653,
piechota łanowa,
registered Cossacks (until 1699),
pospolite ruszenie,
royal guard,
armies of
magnates and cities, and
wojsko ordynackie...