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	Warsaw. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It fell temporarily to the Swedes under Charles X (1655–56) and Charles XII (1702), was occupied by the Russians in 1792 and 1794, and passed to Prussia in 1795.
		Warsaw was the principal center of unsuccessful Polish uprisings against Russian domination in 1830 and 1863.
		While the battle was raging the Soviet army, which was camped across the Vistula and which the partisans had hoped would come to their aid, remained inactive.
	www.bartleby.com /65/wa/Warsaw.html (620 words)

	Battle of Warsaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battle of Warsaw (1794), during the Kościuszko Uprising
		Battle of Raszyn (1920), during the Battle of Warsaw (1920)
		Battle of Radzymin (1920), during the Battle of Warsaw (1920)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Warsaw (281 words)

	Battle of Praga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Praga (or Battle of Warsaw of 1794) refers to the Russian assault of Praga, the easternmost suburb of Warsaw, during the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794.
		The internal struggle for power in Warsaw and the demoralisation of the city's population prevented General Józef Zajączek from finishing the fortifications surrounding the city both from the east and from the west.
		Apart from the rallied remnants of the Kościuszko's army defeated in the Battle of Maciejowice, it also included a large number of untrained militia from Warsaw, Praga and Wilno, Jewish regiment of Berek Joselewicz as well as a number of scythemen and civilians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Massacre_of_Praga (892 words)

	AllRefer.com - Warsaw : History, Poland (Polish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It fell temporarily to the Swedes under Charles X (1655–56) and Charles XII (1702), was occupied by the Russians in 1792 and 1794, and passed to Prussia in 1795.
		Warsaw was the principal center of unsuccessful Polish uprisings against Russian domination in 1830 and 1863.
		From Aug. to Oct., 1944, the Polish nationalist underground and German troops battled for Warsaw; while the battle was raging, the Soviet army, across the Vistula, remained inactive.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Warsaw-history.html (503 words)

	Poland Hotels and Apartments - Hotels in Warsaw and Krakow Hotels, Accommodation and apartments in Warsaw
		In 1406, following the relocation of the collegiate church in Czersk, Warsaw became the centre of the secular and ecclesiastical authorities and in 1413 its status was confirmed by the official move of the capital of Mazovia from Czersk to Warsaw.
		The part of Mazovia containing Warsaw fell to the Prussians and the town was relegated to the status of a provincial centre.
		Warsaw University and Technical University, the Main School of Music were established and the Society of the Friends of Sciences made up of leading scholars began its activities.
	www.hotels-warsaw.org /warsaw-history-en.php (2158 words)

	Warsaw - holidays in Warsaw - hotels in Warsaw
		Its population as of 2004 was estimated at 1,692,900, with an urban agglomeration of approximately 2,760,000.
		In the course of the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920, the huge Battle of Warsaw was fought on the Eastern outskirts of the city in which the capital of Poland was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated.
		In the course of the September Campaign, Warsaw was severely bombed, and in the course of the Siege of Warsaw approximately 10 to 15% of its buildings were destroyed.
	www.vacanzalastminute.com /travel/warsaw.shtml (2011 words)

	history of Warsaw
		Warsaw, thanks to its convenient location, experienced a period of rapid development and became the leading city of the entire state.
		After his victory in the battle of Racławice, the shoemaker Jan Kiliński and the butcher Józef Sierakowski led the victorious attack of Warsaw burghers on the Russian troupes stationing in the capital.
		The part of Mazovia, with Warsaw, fell to the Prussians and the town was relegated to the status of a provincial centre.
	www.travelpoland.com /travel/warsaw_history.html (1438 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Warsaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		It fell temporarily to the Swedes under Charles X (1655-56) and Charles XII (1702), was occupied by the Russians in 1792 and 1794, and passed to Prussia in 1795.
		The city was the scene in 1926 of a military coup that established Marshal Joseph Piłsudski's dictatorship.
		The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Although they were ultimately overwhelmed, the Jews involved in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising fought valiantly to regain their freedom and escape Nazi oppression.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/Warsaw.asp (771 words)

	Sun Family - Eastern Europe - Warsaw
		Warsaw remained the capital of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia to become the capital of the province of New East Prussia.
		In the course of the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920, the huge Battle of Warsaw was fought on the Eastern outskirts of the city in which the capital of Poland was successfully defended and the Red Army defeated.
		Warsaw is notable among Europe's capital cities not for its size, age, or beauty, but for its indestructibility.
	students.washington.edu /sunc/easteurope/warsaw.html (307 words)

	Warsaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Warsaw remained the capital of Polish-Lithuanian until 1795 when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia to become the capital of the Province New East Prussia.
		Warsaw is notable among Europe 's capital cities not for its size age or its beauty but for its It is a phoenix that has risen from the ashes.
		Following the Warsaw Uprising the tramway net was consistently destroyed the Germans until the liberation of the in January 1945.
	www.freeglossary.com /Warsaw,_Poland (3436 words)

	WARSAW : Encyclopedia Entry
		Its population as of 2005 was estimated at 1,697,596, with an urban agglomeration of approximately 2,760,000.
		Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([2]) (established 1778).
		Warsaw is seen as the heart of Poland by foreign investors, whose financial participation in the city's development was estimated in 2002 at over 650 million euro.
	bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Warsaw (4897 words)

	Warsaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Warsaw straddles the Vistula river, approximately 370 kilometres from both the Carpathian mountains and Baltic Sea.
		Following the Warsaw Uprising the tram net was consistently destroyed by the Germans until the liberation of the ruins in January 1945.
		The last period of Warsaw trolleybus transportation started in 1977, when it was decided that the existing cars could be used as a means of mass transit between Warsaw and the southern suburb of Piaseczno.
	www.99travel.com /warsaw.shtml (2524 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		Although Warsaw was heavily damaged during World War II and reconstruction in the fifties widened many streets, the city is currently plauged with traffic problems.
		Warsaw is home to 2 major proffesional football clubs and a number of smaller clubs.
		Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([2] (http://www.teatrwielki.pl/index.php?nlang=en)) (established 1778).
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Warsaw (3450 words)

	POLISH NEWS - Reflections about the Warsaw Uprising of 1944: An Intergenerational Dialogue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The 60th anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising invites dialog between the Bridge Generation (to which I belong), the Fathers’ Generation and the Columbus’ Generation on the logic of the outbreak of the Uprising.
		In the initial battles, the greater part of the city was taken by the insurgents, and was split up into several disconnected districts by the fighting, but the insurgents did not manage to capture any strategic points or control the main communication arteries or railway stations.
		The unequal battle, between the well-equipped German forces and the home-made arms of the Polish insurgents, was bitter and unrelenting.
	www.polishnews.com /text/history/reflections_warsaw_1944.html (6690 words)

	Poland - Warsaw
		Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city.
		The city, also the capital of Masovian Voivodship, is home to many industries (manufacturing, steel, electrical engineering, automotive industry), comprises 66 higher learning institutions including (Warsaw University, Warsaw University of Technology, Higher School of Business and Medical Academy) and over 30 theatres including the National Theatre and Opera and the Philharmonic National Orchestra.
		Due to its central location between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's capitals of Vilna and Cracow, Warsaw became the capital of Poland in 1596, when King Sigismund III (Vasa) moved the capital from Kraków.
	www.poland-focus.com /Warsaw-104.html (1180 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tadeusz Kosciuszko
		At the second partition of Poland, he resigned his commission and went to live in Leipzig.
		He headed the abortive revolution of Poland in 1794, and was wounded and captured by the
		Russians at the battle of Maciejowice, 10 October.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08694a.htm (365 words)

	ABM -- The Uprising of April 24, 1794
		The uprising began in Poland in March of 1794 under the leadership of Gen. Tadevuss Kaxciusska (Thaddeus Kosciusko).
		General Kaxciusska was eventually defeated on October 10, 1794, in the battle of Maciejowice in Poland and taken prisoner, and Colonel Jasinski lost his life there.
		After the unsuccessful uprising of 1794, Kaxciusska spent some time in Russian prisons from which he was released in 1796.
	www.belarus-misc.org /1794.htm (1189 words)

	History of Belarus (Great Litva)
		Napoleon was defeated by the vastness of Russian territory and the skill of Russian Field Marshal Kutuzov in the Battle of Borodino near Moscow, Russia.
		Battle of Biarezina 1812 (Barysau area) Map#1 and Map #2- The retreating Napoleon army had a bitter battle here with Russian army.
		In 1696 by decision of the Warsaw General Confederation, the Ruthenian (Old Belarusian) language was replaced by Polish in all official documents of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
	www.belarusguide.com /as/history/history.html (2810 words)

	Poland in Exile - The Warsaw Rising
		Members of the Home Army despite spearheading many battles in the run up to the liberation of Warsaw were barred from entering captured towns and cities as this reduced the impact of Soviet propaganda.
		The Warsaw rising and the annihilation of the resistance by the Germans sped up the ‘removal’ of a political obstacle for post war settlement.
		The Warsaw Rising gave Stalin the opportunity to remove a well-organized army and paved the way for the imposition of a post-war puppet government.
	www.polandinexile.com /rising.htm (1444 words)

	Warsaw - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city.
		Warsaw is a municipal powiat (county) and is further divided into 18 distinct entities, called dzielnica (map), with their own administrative bodies.
		] Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw (http://www.teatrwielki.pl/index.php?nlang=en) (established 1778).
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=32908 (4036 words)

	LNT Poland - Jews in Poland
		The primary founder of the Warsaw Philharmonic (opened in 1901) was Aleksander Reichman, while its acclaimed director for many years during the period between the two World Wars was Grzegorz Fitelbe.
		Their works may be viewed in countless Polish and foreign museums, as well as in the Jewish Museum of the Historical Institute of Warsaw.
		The Colonel was killed during the battle of Kock in 1809.
	cyberroad.com /poland/jews.html (1047 words)

	Thaddeus Kosciuszko Chapter, SAR, Warsaw, Indiana, USA
		The Battle of Saratoga became known as one of military history's most famous struggles for independence and proved to be a turning point in the war.
		Kosciuszko was the national hero of the 1794 insurrection.
		After the successful battle of Raclawice on April 4, 1794, first Warsaw and then Wilno were liberated from enemy occupation.
	members.tripod.com /~kclocke/index-3.html (648 words)

	Warsaw: History
		Warsaw's Royal Castle reflects Poland's history of resilience.
		The Warsaw Insurrection: How Polish Capital Ferociously Resisted World War II Occupiers.(Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw)(Book Review)...
		The effects of the amendments to the baggage check provisions of the Warsaw Convention: clearing the way for more efficient check-in......
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0861861.html (591 words)

	Timeline Poland
		1794 Apr 7, At the battle of Raclawice the revolutionary forces of Tadeusz Kosciusko defeated the imperial armies.
		In 2002 a memorial in Warsaw was dedicated to Korczak and the children.
		SS-Gen Jurgen Stroop led the destruction of the ghetto of Warsaw: "The Warsaw Ghetto is no more!" he wrote proudly to Heinrich Himmler and Adolf Hitler.
	timelines.ws /countries/POLAND.HTML (14109 words)

	Timeline 1790_1799
		1794 Jun 4, Robespierre was unanimously elected president of the Convention in the French Revolution.
		1794 Jul 26, The French defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus in France.
		1794 French Azilum near Towanda, Pa., was planned as an asylum for Marie-Antoinette, her children and other loyalists of the monarchy seeking refuge from the French Revolution.
	timelines.ws /1790_1799.HTML (14141 words)

	Continual Conquest: The Teutonic Knights and Poland
		Despite their collapse in the north, the order was re-established in southern Germany and Austria, where it took part in the Battle of Vienna against the invading non-White Islamic Turks in 1683.
		The war was a battle of the uneven: it was only a matter of time before the Russian numerical superiority took its toll; aided by Prussian and Austrian troops, the Russians won a decisive victory at Maciejowice in late 1794.
		In November 1794 a Russian army entered Praga, a suburb of Warsaw, and massacred a large number of residents, sparking great resentment.
	www.white-history.com /hwr33i.htm (3387 words)

	CNN - Almanac - July 28, 1997
		In 1656, the Battle of Warsaw in the First Northern War began when Charles X of Sweden invaded Poland.
		In 1794, Maximilien Robespierre was guillotined with four political allies.
		In 1809, the British under Sir Arthur Wellesley (subsequently Duke of Wellington) defeated the French under Marshal Victor at the Battle of Talavera, southwest of Madrid.
	www.cnn.com /almanac/9707/28 (683 words)

	Decades History Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Very well, Legislator, place Terror on the agenda!" The delegates agreed to arrest all suspects and dissenters, try them swiftly in the kangaroo courts known as the Revolutionary Tribunals, and sentence them uniformly to death.
		French General Jean Houchard and his 40,000 men began a three-day battle against an Anglo-Hanoverian army at Hondschoote, southwest Belgium, in the wars of the French Revolution.
		Eli Whitney applied for a patent on the cotton gin, a machine which cleaned the tight-clinging seeds from short-staple cotton easily and effectively--a job which was previously done by hand.
	www.decades.com /ByDecade/1790-1799/6.htm (1072 words)

	history of Warsaw - Travel to Poland - Hotel Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		history of Warsaw - Travel to Poland - Hotel Poland
		Due to its central location between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's capitals of Vilna and Cracow, Warsaw became the capital of Poland in 1596, when King Sigismund III Vasa moved the capital from Cracow.
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	www.hotelpoland.com /travel/warsaw_history.html (1180 words)

	Poland Stamp Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Scenes - Short -- Missing 3 Zl stamp
		Warsaw Views - War Destruction - with Liberation of Warsaw Overprints
		Public Education (one stamp from set of 2)
	www.halcyon.com /alana/poland.html (83 words)

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