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Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Plaque commemorating Józef Wybicki and the creation of the Polish anthem in Reggio Emilia

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Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Powstaniec:

participant in the Kościuszko Uprising

First name:

Jan Henryk

Last Name:

Dąbrowski

Parents:

Jan Dąbrowski i Zofia von Lettow

Crest:

Dąbrowski

Date of birth:

02-08-1755

Place of birth:

Pierzchów

Date of death:

06-06-1818

Place od death:

Winna Góra

Age:

Profession:

governor, general, senator , military

participant in the Kościuszko Uprising

Grade:

gen.

Honours and awards:

Złoty Orzeł francuskiego Orderu Legii Honorowej (1804), Komandor włoskiego Orderu Korony Żelaznej (1806), Komandor Orderu Wojskowego Księstwa Warszawskiego (1808), Kawaler Orderu Orła Białego (1815)

Biography:

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755-1818), born in Pierzchowo, son of Jan Dąbrowski and Zofia von Lettow, general. He began his military career in 1771. In 1780, he began his service in the electoral guard in Dresden. From 1792 he served in the Polish army. On 14 July 1792 he was promoted to vice-brigadier. He became famous during the Kościuszko Uprising for his defence of Warsaw. He was appointed to the rank of lieutenant-general. He was the founder of the Polish Legions in Italy. In 1803, he became inspector-general of the Italian cavalry. In 1806, he established the Polish Army. He died in 1818 of pneumonia.

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