▁al liance , ▁did ▁not ▁lay ▁down ▁their ▁arms . ▁Many ▁for tr esses ▁in ▁their ▁command ▁held ▁out ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁possible ; ▁W aw el ▁Castle ▁in ▁Krak ów ▁fell ▁only ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ; ▁T yn iec ▁for tr ess ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 7 7 2 ; ▁Cz ę st och owa , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Cas imir ▁Pul ask i , ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 8 ▁August . ▁Over all , ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁nobles ▁fought ▁ 5 0 0 ▁engag ements ▁between ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁last ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁conf eder ates ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁in ▁Zag ór z , ▁which ▁fell ▁only ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁Bar ▁Confeder ation ▁was ▁defeated , ▁with ▁its ▁members ▁either ▁fle eing ▁abroad ▁or ▁being ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Si ber ia ▁by ▁the ▁Rus si ans . ▁ ▁Bar ▁Confeder ates ▁taken ▁as ▁prisoners ▁by ▁the ▁Rus si ans , ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁families , ▁formed ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁group ▁of ▁Pol es ▁ex iled ▁to ▁Si ber ia . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁about ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁former ▁conf eder ates ▁were ▁sent ▁there . ▁Rus si ans ▁organized ▁ 3 ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth ▁for ▁Polish ▁capt ives , ▁where ▁these