Portrait of Józef Sulkowski, photo Antoni Brodowski, XIX w.
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Józef Sułkowski

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Józef Sułkowski

First name:
Józef
Last Name:
Sułkowski
Parents:
Teodor Sułkowski i Julia Quelisk
Crest:
Sulima
Date of birth:
17-01-1773 - 18-01-1773
Place of birth:
Rydzyna
Date of death:
22-10-1798
Place od death:
Kair
Profession:
officer, adjutant, military
Honours and awards:
Order Virtuti Militari
Biography:

Józef Sulkowski (1773-1798), born in Rydzyna. He was brought up by his uncle August Sulkowski. He began his career in 1783. He took part in the Polish-Russian war of 1792. He fought in the Kościuszko Uprising. During the Italian campaign, he attracted the attention of Napoleon, who appointed him his adjutant. In 1798, he went with the French leader on an expedition to Egypt. He took part in several battles. He died returning from a reconnaissance, attacked by partisans. Napoleon commemorated him by naming one of the fronts after him.

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