Warsaw Confederation (1704)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use dmy dates The Warsaw Confederation (Template:Langx) was a confederation against King of Poland–Lithuania Augustus II the Strong. It was formed on 16 February 1704 in Warsaw.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". With the backing of Charles XII of Sweden, it dethroned August II and declared Stanisław Leszczyński king.[1][2] In response on 20 May 1704,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". the supporters of August II formed the Sandomierz Confederation.[1] The Warsaw Confederation was eventually victorious in the civil war in Poland, which ended with the Treaty of Altranstädt.[1] Soon, however, after the Swedish defeat in the Battle of Poltava, the Russians prevailed,[3] and Augustus II resumed the Polish throne in 1709.[4]
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