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Józef Zajączek

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Józef Zajączek

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participant in the Kościuszko Uprising

First name:

Józef

Last Name:

Zajączek

Parents:

Antoni Zajączek i Marianna Cieszkowska

Crest:

Świnka

Date of birth:

01-11-1752

Place of birth:

Kamieniec Podolski

Date of death:

28-07-1826

Age:

Profession:

politician, general, MP

participant in the Kościuszko Uprising

Grade:

gen.

Honours and awards:

Ojczyzna Obrońcy Swemu (1794), Order Orła Białego (1815), Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Virtuti Militari (1808), Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Legii Honorowej (1804), Order św. Andrzeja (1816), Order św. Aleksandra, Order Świętej Anny I Klasy, Order Orła Czarnego (1819), Order Orła Czerwonego (1819)

Biography:

Józef Zajączek (1752-1826), born in Kamieniec Podolski, son of Antoni Zajączek (coat-of-arms Świnka) and Marianna (née Cieszkowska). He joined the army at a young age. He fought in the Bar Confederation. In 1774, he left for Turkey to fight alongside the Turks against Russia. In 1790 he became a deputy of the Podolia voivodeship to the Four-Year Sejm. He took part in the Polish-Russian War of 1792 and later in the Kościuszko Uprising. He also fought alongside Napoleon. He died in the Namiestnikowski Palace.

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