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Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ( [ta'deuʃ koɕ'ʨuʃko] (help·info); 4 February 1746 – 15 October 1817) was a Polish national hero, general and a leader of the Kościuszko Uprising (which bears his name) against the Russian Empire. Tadeusz was born in February 1746 in Mereczowszczyzna, Polesie. (now in Belarus) He fought in the ...
Apr 1, 2024 · 215 965-2305. Due to the site's limited hours, visitors are advised to phone the Independence Visitor Center at the above number. Rangers at the visitor center (open 7 days a week) can answer questions and provide information about the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial.
Tadeusz Kościuszko, född 4 eller 12 februari 1746 i Mereszowszczyzna i landskapet Polesien i Polen-Litauen, död 15 oktober 1817 i Solothurn i Schweiz, var en polsk och amerikansk frihetskämpe. Kościuszko deltog i det amerikanska frihetskriget som generalmajor och adjutant åt George Washington och i kampen för ett oberoende Polen i ...
Tadeusz Kościuszko was born on February 4, 1746, in Mereczowszczyzna, Poland, now in Belarus. He was born into a noble family. He attended college and a military academy. The king of Poland noticed Kościuszko’s talents and sent him to Paris to study military service, architecture, and painting. In 1774 Kościuszko returned to Poland.
KOŚCIUSZKO, TADEUSZ (1746–1817), Polish patriot. Born on 4 February 1746, Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kościuszko came from a middling noble family in eastern Poland. His fight for national independence, his support for social justice, and his selflessness earned him acclaim in his lifetime and veneration from later generations of both ...
Tadeusz Kościuszko. Tadeusz Kościuszko ( 4. helmikuuta tai 12. helmikuuta 1746 – 15. lokakuuta 1817) oli puolalainen vapaustaistelija, josta tuli Puolan, Valko-Venäjän ja Yhdysvaltain kansallissankari. Vuonna 1776 hän matkusti Pohjois-Amerikkaan ja osallistui Yhdysvaltain vapaussotaan. [1] Kościuszko nimitettiin 1780-luvun lopulla Puola ...
Tadeusz Kościuszko. Kościuszko continued his lifelong struggle against oppression until he died in 1817, at the age of 71. He was buried alongside Polish kings and heroes and continues to be remembered with monuments throughout Poland. Monuments to Kościuszko’s memory have also been erected at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and ...
