Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . gstock and thevictim of its neighbors was abolished, and an entirely new oneworked out. It did away with the free veto of the nobles, madethe crown hereditary, and established a parliament somewhatlike that of England. Russia had no desire that Poland should become a strongmonarchy, and it sent soldiers to help the enemies of the newconstitution on the ground that Russia could not bear to seeany changes in the government under which the Polish com-monwealt
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . gstock and thevictim of its neighbors was abolished, and an entirely new oneworked out. It did away with the free veto of the nobles, madethe crown hereditary, and established a parliament somewhatlike that of England. Russia had no desire that Poland should become a strongmonarchy, and it sent soldiers to help the enemies of the newconstitution on the ground that Russia could not bear to seeany changes in the government under which the Polish com-monwealth had flourished for so many centuries. Russia andPrussia, having secured the continuance of disorder in Poland,declared that they could not put up with such a dangerousneighbor and proceeded to a second partition in 1793. Prussiacut deep into Poland, added a million and a half of Poles to hersubjects, and acquired the towns of Thorn, Danzig, and gains were three millions of people, who at least be-longed to her own race. On this occasion Austria was put offwith the promises of her confederates, Russia and Prussia, that. Rise of Russia and Prussia ; Austria 419 they would use their good offices to secure Bavaria for her inexchange for the Austrian Netherlands. At this juncture the Poles found a national leader in the brave Revolt ofKosciusko, who had fought under Washington for American Kosciusko,liberty. With the utmost care and secrecy he organized an in- 9+surrection in the spring of 1794 and summoned the Polish peopleto join his standard of national independence. The Poles whohad been incorporated into the Prussian monarchy thereuponrose and forced Prussia to withdraw its forces. Russia was ready, however, to crush the patriots. Kosciusko Third andwas wounded and captured in battle, and by the end of the tion, 1795year Russia was in control of Warsaw. The Polish king wascompelled to abdicate, and the remnants of the dismembered king-dom were divided, after muc
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