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Jan Henryk Dabrowski
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (August 29, 1755 in Pierzchowice , Poland – June 6, 1818 in Winnogóra , Poland) was a Polish general and national hero.
Took part in Tadeusz Kosciuszko Uprising against Russia (1794), after its failure he went to France and organized (1797) a Polish legion, which he commanded in Napoleon's Italian campaign. In 1806, Napoleon had him recruit an army in Poland, and he subsequently distinguished himself in Napoleon's campaigns against Prussia, Austria, and Russia.
Returning to Poland in 1813, Dąbrowski entered the service of Czar Alexander I and began to organize the new Polish army. He retired in 1816.
See also
- Mazurek Dąbrowskiego, the Polish national anthem
- Greater Poland Uprising 1794 - to help the Kościuszko Uprising
- Greater Poland Uprising 1806 - to help Napoleon I to liberate Poland and create the Duchy of Warsaw
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