jan september lithuanian military commander polish lithuanian commonwealth army field lithuania lithuania prominent military commanders polish lithuanian commonwealth era coat arms family played major role commander commonwealth forces campaign polish swedish war polish war polish ottoman war famous victory battle dealt major defeat swedish army time size died lines battle besieged days ottomans gave siege agreed negotiate biography early life born exact date birth unknown son jan lithuania daughter polish magnate family student brother continued studies abroad visited returning polish lithuanian commonwealth started military career soon returning commonwealth raising men gained military experience fight rebellious uprising field conflict participated battle april siege near appointed elder subsequently assisted chancellor great crown victorious campaign participated battle october campaign given year high office second commander chief lithuanian detachment polish lithuanian commonwealth army war north year later accompanied north commanded lithuanian units right wing commonwealth army victorious battle late july year war sweden oversaw fighting theater return poland april captured modern defeated swedish forces september achievement great victory near modern september barely troops heavy cavalry polish annihilated swedish army times size force feat received letters pope paul catholic royalty europe sultan turkey persia soon afterward rewarded rank addition number royal land grants great victory virtually fruitless owing domestic commonwealth parliament failed agree raising funds needed war effort remained loyal king helped defeat rebellion commanded right wing royal army july insurgents defeated unrest grand lithuania fighting rebellious magnate negotiated settlement king fresh invasion recalled relieved recaptured improvised small fleet dealt surprise blow battle wars east south wars broke instigated war unpopular lithuanian exception fact displeasure public significant lost royal favor time eventually differences subsided sent operating near soon polish lithuanian forces started garnering victories capture like grand crown planned grand polish lithuanian tasked king advance moscow neglected pay maintenance army result units fought inconclusive battles fall retreated disappointed outcome estranged king criticized campaign years period defended commonwealth gains area dealt unrest lithuania till crown prince arrived reinforcements war assume offensive character army nominally commanded practice experienced command took fortress october siege december subsequent year prove successful marked end conflict polish war sooner ended treaty hastily dispatched southwards defend southern frontier turks opening phase polish ottoman war defeated polish forces killing army turks led person advanced polish frontier opposed commonwealth forces numbering half detachment crossed september entrenched fortress directly path ottoman advance resisted sultan thousand army month cost victory life days siege raised ottomans decided open negotiations aged suffering illness start campaign died fortress september body transported buried october years later summer widow arranged june year moved new chapel body evacuated uprising returned new tomb assessment remembrance polish historian wrote entry chief members great era renowned talent organizer notes possessed iron able impose troops command efficient commander respected feared beloved troops notes energetic explosive composed great era disliked competed life particularly involved politics commonwealth high office wealth gave significant influence political influence base support lithuania gather support military plans increased size army personal life dominated warfare lines political scene lithuanian particularly family politicians held responsible passing taxes support army wanted career acquired significant wealth funded number churches prestigious buildings worked including funding college strongly believed service state rewarded land grants time use money pay army military expenses private life remembered proud individual stressing identity member lithuanian nobility family man devoted family son marriage died aged died remarried wedding november shortly departing final campaign year daughter anna married lithuanian magnate poems works praising written lifetime religious work dedicated works written years death characters epic novel war polish appeared works julian usually portrayed patriot military genius
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz