With Fire and Sword - eng sub - 18
being prevented from the pirate activities by the peace treaties between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire. Rumours about the emerging hostilities with "the infidels" were greeted with joy, and the news that there was to be no raiding after all was allegedly explosive in itself. However, the Cossack rebellion might have fizzled in the same manner as the great rebellions of 16371638 but for the genius of Khmelnytsky. He (having taking part in the 1637 rebellion) ...
Author: yagodowa; Tags: With Fire and Sword Ogniem mieczem Poland Ukraine Hofmann Khmelnytsky Chmielnicki
