Unlike the previously fought wars, which had affected mostly the peripheries of the huge state, from the mid-17th century onward central Poland was being ravaged by warfare as well.
Erinevalt varemvõidelnud sõdadest, mis mõjutasid enamasti tohutu riigi äärealasid, oli 17. sajandi keskpaigast alates kistud võitlusse ka Kesk-Poola.