Portrait of Stanisław Gawronski, circa 1830, watercolour and gouache on ivory
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Stanisław Gawroński

ID: OS-010926-P/194029

Stanisław Gawroński

Insurgent:

participant in the November Uprising

First name:

Stanisław

Last Name:

Gawroński

Date of birth:

01-11-1784

Place of birth:

Zieleńce

Date of death:

31-10-1860

Place od death:

Paryż

Age:

75

Profession:

november insurgent, military / soldier, general, officer, military
participant in the November Uprising

Grade:

gen. bryg.

Biography:

Stanisław Gawroński (1784-1860), born in Zieleniec, Brigadier-General. An officer in the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw from 1807, he took part in the campaigns of 1809 and 1812, and was a prisoner of war on the Berezina. From 1815, in the army of the Kingdom of Poland, he served in the lancer regiments. In the November Uprising, he was commander of a brigade, fighting at Wawer, Dęb Wielki, Mińskiem and Kałuszyn, among other places.

After 1831, an émigré in France, living at 71 rue Taitbout in Paris; an activist with émigré circles and the Union for National Unity.

Additional information:

Hourglass: "Jenerał Stanisław Gawroński, decorated with the Knight's Cross of Poland and the medal of St. Helena, and endowed with the Holy Sacraments, passed to eternity on 31 October this year, in the 76th year of his life. Affected by this painful loss, the former comrades-in-arms and friends of the deceased invite the Honourable Countrymen to offer him their last Christian service. The funeral will take place on 2 November, Friday, at 12 o'clock sharp, from the house at 71, Taitbout Street, to the church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, and from there to the Père Lachaise cemetery. Paris, 31 October 1860"

Bibliography:

  • R. Bielecki, „Zarys rozproszenia wielkiej emigracji we Francji 1831-1837”, Warszawa 1986, t. 2, s. 60
  • „Russkij Nekropol”, 1915, s. 16

Publication:

28.09.2025

Last updated:

28.09.2025
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Portrait of Stanisław Gawronski, circa 1830, watercolour and gouache on ivory

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