Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Conflicts in 1792

The Polish–Russian War of 1792 (also, War of the Second Partition, and in Polish sources, War in Defence of the Constitution) was fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on one side, and the Targowica Confederation (conservative nobility of the Commonwealth opposed to the new Constitution of 3 May 1791) and the Russian Empire under Catherine the Great on the other. The war took place in two theaters: a northern in Lithuania and a southern in what is now Ukraine.

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  1. The Battle of Valmy

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Prussian-led plans to end the French Revolution in 1792 and their surprise defeat by an army buoyed with citizens singing the Marseillaise.

    16 January 2025

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    Featuring: Michael Rowe, Heidi Mehrkens, Colin Jones

     
  2. The French Revolution's Legacy

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the legacy of the French Revolution. What kind of a watershed did the French Revolution mark in the tide of history?

    14 June 2001

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    Featuring: Stefan Collini, Anne Janowitz, Andrew Roberts