A Polish heroine and her times Poland suffered long periods of occupation and subjugation at the hands of the powerful Russian Empire.
However, the flame of rebellion was inextinguishable i.
With the fall of the French emperor those dreams were shattered.
In the early 19th century it formed an alliance With the rising star that was Napoleonic France, in the hope that by supporting the French militarily to the fullest measure they would, at last, secure the restoration of independence.
A Polish heroine and her times Poland suffered long periods of occupation and subjugation at the hands of the powerful Russian Empire