June 30, 2026

The Bar Confederation of 1768-1772 was a group of Polish nobles who took up arms against Russian control of Poland. The town of Bilgoraj in eastern Poland saw many battles between Poles and Russians. In spring 1768, which small town in the Carpathian foothills of southern Poland briefly served as the main headquarters of the Confederation?

A Lanckorona
B Dukla
C Poznań
D Kraków

In the spring of 1768, Dukla in southern Poland served as the center of the Bar Confederation. Biłgoraj was also an important center of the Bar Confederation, with several skirmishes fought around the town between Polish and Russian forces.

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