He was an ardent supporter of Polish military intervention in Moscow during the time of Troubles.
In July 1609, he conducted his own expedition to Wielkie Łuki.
Then he became famous for planting firecrackers to the walls of the fortress during the siege of Smolensk.
In 1610 at the head of a sizeable branch of the military operation conducted independently in the north of Smolensk, which was to get Bely fortress.
Subsequently, he reached Moscow, which, after the battle of Klushino was taking by Great-Commander Stanisław Żółkiewski de armis Lubicz.
In 1610, he was appointing by Commander Żółkiewski to lead the Polish army commander of the Moscow Kremlin.
In 1611 the Russians betrayal their old Polish patrons, at the head of a branch off insurrected led to the great fire of Moscow.
In the year 1612 over the command of the Polish garrison Mikołaj Struś de armis Korczak and returned to Lithuania.
Residents of the city under the leadership of a merchant Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky began to lock the Kremlin.
The commander of the Polish garrison in the Kremlin, Mikołaj Struś, deprived of relief from the Polish king Sigismund III Vasa, surrendered on 4 November 1612.
To commemorate the event tsar Mikhail Romanov instituted a holiday named Day of Moscow’s Liberation from Polish Invaders in 1613, in 2004 the public holiday became the Unity Day, which was first celebrated in 2005.

In 1612, the Polish garrison commander at Smolensk fending off all these years numerous attacks of the Russian troops.
In 1615, as Lithuanian Field-Quartermaster, he led a small army to block the insurrected Russian army.
In 1617 and 1618, Polish Lithuanian troops participated in a failed expedition to Moscow led by Prince Wladyslaw.
In 1618, he commanded the garrison during the siege of Smolensk.
After the arriving of the king's troops he camped together with the Commander Jan Karol Chodkiewicz’ troops besieging the city (Chodkiewicz de armis Kościesza.
He was an ardent supporter of Polish military intervention in Moscow during the time of Troubles. In July 1609, he conducted his own expedition to Wielkie Łuki. Then he became famous for planting firecrackers to the walls of the fortress during the siege of Smolensk. In 1610 at the head of a sizeable branch of the military operation conducted independently in the north of Smolensk, which was to get Bely fortress. Subsequently, he reached Moscow, which, after the battle of Klushino was taking by Great-Commander Stanisław Żółkiewski de armis Lubicz. In 1610, he was appointing by Commander Żółkiewski to lead the Polish army commander of the Moscow Kremlin. In 1611 the Russians betrayal their old Polish patrons, at the head of a branch off insurrected led to the great fire of Moscow. In the year 1612 over the command of the Polish garrison Mikołaj Struś de armis Korczak and returned to Lithuania. Residents of the city under the leadership of a merchant Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky began to lock the Kremlin. The commander of the Polish garrison in the Kremlin, Mikołaj Struś, deprived of relief from the Polish king Sigismund III Vasa, surrendered on 4 November 1612. To commemorate the event tsar Mikhail Romanov instituted a holiday named Day of Moscow’s Liberation from Polish Invaders in 1613, in 2004 the public holiday became the Unity Day, which was first celebrated in 2005.
In 1612, the Polish garrison commander at Smolensk fending off all these years numerous attacks of the Russian troops. In 1615, as Lithuanian Field-Quartermaster, he led a small army to block the insurrected Russian army. In 1617 and 1618, Polish Lithuanian troops participated in a failed expedition to Moscow led by Prince Wladyslaw. In 1618, he commanded the garrison during the siege of Smolensk. After the arriving of the king's troops he camped together with the Commander Jan Karol Chodkiewicz’ troops besieging the city (Chodkiewicz de armis Kościesza.
Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski