# Corps of Cadets founded (1765)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1765-corps-of-cadets-founded
Location: Warsaw

The king founded the Knights' School, which trained a generation including Tadeusz Kościuszko. Within the broader Reform & Partitions period: Under Stanisław August the Commonwealth attempted sweeping Enlightenment reforms, culminating in the Constitution of 3 May 1791, while Russia, Prussia and Austria carved up its territory in three partitions. At this point in the timeline (1765), the governing authority was Stanisław August Poniatowski (King of Poland). Last King of Poland; patron of the Enlightenment and the Constitution of 3 May 1791, he abdicated after the Third Partition. Corps of Cadets founded mattered because education and learning sustained Polish culture and trained future generations of leaders. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Corps of Cadets founded mattered because education and learning sustained Polish culture and trained future generations of leaders.

Ruler at the time: [Stanisław August Poniatowski](https://poland-history.com/rulers/stanislaw-august-poniatowski)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Corps of Cadets (Warsaw)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Cadets_(Warsaw))
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Corps of Cadets founded](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Corps+of+Cadets+founded)
- [Wikipedia — Partitions of Poland (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitions_of_Poland)