Historical calendar – anniversary of the attack on Krosno by protoplasty branch Andrzej Kmicic – Gabriel Wojniłowicz. The city was liberated and traitors were punished.
Today in our calendar we will look at the turbulent events of the first period of the Flood." It is worth discussing the life communicative of the traitor, Alexander Pracki.
Practically nothing is known about his birth and youth. He most likely came from Mazowsza and was the boy of Substol of Warsaw Sebastian Pracki. He entered the Dominican order, but did not stay long. He abandoned his service to God and became curious in war crafts. After any time he abandoned Catholicism and became Protestant (probably Lutheranism).
As a comparatively Mayan person, he became a companion in the Hussar banner of Stanisław Lanckoroński around 1654. Together with her he defended Ukraine against the combined Moscow-Cossack forces. He may have participated in the winning conflict of Ochmatov. In the early autumn of 1655 he withdrew with the remnants of the Hetmanian forces to Małopolska. The hungry and unpaid military had had adequate of a exhausting campaign.
It was widely feared that the Swedes, Moscals and Cossacks would be orbiting the Polish troops. At 1 point, Praki felt it would be more profitable for him to betray and support the forces of Charles Gustav. He was 1 of the agitators for abandoning his service to Jan Kazimierz in the camp close Prądnik. He became 1 of the leaders of the military confederation, which was established on 23 or 24 September 1655.
The authoritative intent of the rebels was to force the payoff. However, it was truly about individual games between Alexander Koniecpolski and hetman Stanisław Lanckoronski and the weakening will of opposition in the face of the coming winter. A large part of the soldiers hoped to usage Swedes against the Moskals and Cossacks. There were besides Protestants in the camp who would like to see Lutheran on the Polish throne. The Confederates declared obedience to the captain, but the king himself came to the camp and calmed the situation for a time.
Soon the rebellion broke out again, and Praki secretly left the camp. He headed for the Swedes, whom he offered his services to. He hoped for a large reward for dragging the elite banners to their side. After the first arrangements for the rebel units, the King of Sweden himself left Prague. A tiny branch came across a strong Polish driveway. The fight threatened death or capture Charles Gustav. Thanks to this unique opportunity, it was possible to reverse the course of the Second Northern War just after it began.
Unfortunately, Praki claimed to be a typical of Lanckoroński's hetman and deceived Poles about the identity of their comrades. He saved an enemy king, for which he was awarded a large sum of money and promotion to the rank of colonel. Meanwhile, there were ongoing talks concerning the transition of the Hetman Division to the Swedish Wikt. While inactive claiming to be a soldier in the Polish service, he was avid in favour of this solution promising on behalf of the Swedish to pay his late pay and a joint fight against the enemies of the Crown.
Shortly after passing troops to the enemy side, he received money from the Swedes for fresh hauls. He made them on the land of Krosnońsk and Sanok. He recruited the biggest scum he could find in those areas. Standing at their head he began looting and burning the surrounding villages. In addition, he took food from Polish troops on the Swedish service, which had already gone to the winter bed. He felt that he was unpunished, and in a situation of complete degradation of Polish statehood he could do whatever he wanted.
In the event of greater resistance, the local population hoped to defend and aid Swedish garrisons set up in larger cities. Pracki's activities and another traitors provoked widespread outrage to the undercarpathic population. Gabriel Wojniłowicz asked his example. The same at the turn of November and December gathered around He considered the volunteers and headed them against the bandits outside Sanok. partially cut them out, and partially captured them.
He then headed for Krosn, which he chose as his distant base. The traitor was amazed during libation in 1 of the inns. He rapidly jumped behind the stove, but there was small usage for this hiding place. He was captured and was shot publically on the same day (7 December) in the Krosno market.
Previous entry from our calendar is available Here.
