Antoni Brodowski, portrait of Józef Sułkowski, 19th century, Public domain
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Antoni Brodowski, portrait of Józef Sułkowski, 19th century, Public domain
License: public domain, Source: Wikimedia Commons, License terms and conditions

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.