Abstract
In the Early Modern Age, the fortress town of Kamianets-Podilskyi could boast not
only with favorable natural conditions for defense, but also with well-placed fortifications.
However, history is being made by people, not the rocks, and ultimately the security of the
town depended on the „people of war” who protected the civilians. Being a strategic fortress
situated on the intersection of trade routes, Kamianets-Podilskyi controlled the southern border
of the Kingdom of Poland and was constantly endangered by Tatar, Moldavian and Turkish
attacks. Therefore, it required the deployment of permanent garrison troops consisting
of infantry for the defense of the castle walls, guarding and policing functions; artillery for
intimidation of the enemy and inflicting casualties; and cavalry for conducting reconnaissance,
controlling the roads and carrying out the sorties.