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The road to independence

Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów

Step 1 of 8: Tadeusz Kościuszko

Step 1 of 8

Tadeusz Kościuszko

1746 - 1817 · born in Mereczowszczyzna, Belarus

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Administrative context: Voivodeships of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The historical administrative borders for this period are approximate.

Tadeusz Kościuszko led an uprising in defence of Polish freedom and fought for liberty in the American Revolution.

Key facts

  • Leader of the 1794 uprising
  • Hero of two nations
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