Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
Military Person
1755 – 1818
Who was Jan Henryk Dąbrowski?
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski was a Polish general, widely respected after his death for his patriotic attitude, and described as a national hero.
Dąbrowski initially served in the Saxon Army and joined the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Army in 1792, shortly before the Second Partition of Poland. He was promoted to the rank of general in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794. After the final Third Partition of Poland, which ended the existence of Poland as independent country, he became actively involved in promoting the cause of Polish independence abroad. He was the founder of the Polish Legions in Italy serving under Napoleon since 1797, and as a general in Italian and French service he contributed to the brief restoration of the Polish state during the Greater Poland Uprising of 1806. He participated in Napoleonic Wars, taking part in the Polish-Austrian war and the French invasion of Russia until 1813. After Napoleon's defeat, he accepted a senatorial position in the Russian-backed Congress Poland, and was one of the organizers of the Army of Congress Poland.
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- Born
- Aug 2, 1755
Kraków - Also known as
- Jan Henryk Dabrowski
- Nationality
- Poland
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Died
- Jun 6, 1818
Winna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship
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on July 23, 2013
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