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Jan Tarnowski Count Jan Amor Tarnowski (1488 - 1561) was a Polish szlachcic. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527 and was the founder of the city of Tarnopol. He was owner of Tarnw, Wiewirka, Rożnw, Przeworsk, Stare Sioło, a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem from September 1, 1518, castellan wojnicki from 6 June, 1522, voivode of Ruthenian Voivodship from April 2, 1527 and of Krakw Voivodship from October 10, 1535, castellan of Krakw and Starost of Sandomierz, Stryj, Żydaczw, Dolina, Sandecz, chmielnowski, Lubaczw and horodelski from March 15, 1536. He was amongst the first Hetmans of the Polish Army after its great reforms. He led the Polish Army to many victories amongst which was the victory at Obertyn (1531) against Moldavians, and at Starodub (1535) against the Muscovites. Victories were not the only achievements of this Hetman. This great military leader developed, among other things, horse artillery, filed hospitals at the expense of the government, headquarters services, and field sappers. Throughout his entire service as a Hetman, he preached a doctrine of flexibility. Tarnowski, Jan Amor Tarnowski, Jan Amor Tarnowski, Jan Amor
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