Original: On August 5 , 1772 , the occupation manifesto was issued ; much to the consternation of a country too exhausted by the endeavours of the Confederation of Bar to offer successful resistance ; Poland , Partitions of .
Simplified: On August 5 , 1772 , the occupation manifesto was issued ; much to the consternation of a country too exhausted by the endeavours of the Confederation of Bar to offer further resistance .