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Thaddeus Kosciuszko
1746-1817
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko was one of Poland's greatest heroes
and patriots, he fought for freedom with the American Revolutionary Army.
Kosciuszko distinguished himself by building and fortifying West Point,
and became engineer of the Southern Army. In 1783, the United States Congress
offered him citizenship, land, a pension and the rank of Brigadier General.
He returned to Poland where he led the Insurrection of1794. His indomitable
devotion to the cause of freedom made him a symbol of the pursuit of freedom
everywhere.
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- Kosciuszko in the American
Revolution, by Haiman, Miecislaus (1943, reprinted
1975)
- Kosciuszko, Leader and Exile,
by Haiman, Miecislaus (1946, reprinted 1977)
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko:
Military Engineer of the American Revolution, by Kajencki,
Francis C.
- Thaddeus
Kosciuszko: The Purest Son of Liberty, by Pula, James S.
- Polish
Masters from the Kosciuszko Foundation Collection, by
Jaworska, Wladyslawa
- The
Enlightenment & the Birth of Modern Nationhood: Polish
Political Thought from Noble Republicanism to Tadeusz Kosciuszko,
by Walicki, Andrzej
- Kosciuszko
Foundation English-Polish, Polish-English Dictionary, by
Bulas, Kazimierz
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