„Polish Army Uniforms from Constitution of 3rd May (1791), till November Uprising (1831)” is an exhibition about the most beautiful period in the history of Polish military uniform.

It is as well a time of unprecedented turmoil in Polish history – the participation of Poland and unsuccessful attempts to regain independence. A unified military uniform has been used for the first time in the Royal Guard formations of the Western Europe states in the late 17th and early 18th century. Later such uniforms were intorduced to regular army formations. In the early 18th century Polish military [army?] started using uniforms based on the Western European fasion. The looks of the uniform has changed in 1789 – a new patern of uniforms was introduced to the entire Polish-Litiuanian Commonwealth's army. Those uniforms were used both during the Polish- Russian war in 1792 and the Kosciuszko's Uprising in 1794. After those defeats the Poles continued to fight for their independence in the Polish Legion in Italy and Polish Legion in France. Both formations used uniforms similar to those of the 1789 pattern. In the times of the Duchy of Warsaw Polish uniform has been greatly influenced by French fashions. In the history of Polish uniform, the period between 1815 till 1830 is particulary intresting. In this time of peace Polish Army was under the comand of Grand Duke Constantine, brother of Russian Tsar. The uniforms of that time were a mix of French, Russian and Polish traditions. During the November Uprising a lot of the strict dress regulations were loosened, so the uniform gained a lot of practical value. The artefacts on display came form Polish Army Museum in Warsaw. The exhibition will be open from 19th April till the end of September 2016.