Casimir Pulaski #8-86 - Pulaski, OH - Ohio Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This historical marker is in Pulaski, Ohio, in Williams County, at the intersection of High Street (U.S. 127) and Poplar Street, on the right when traveling north on High Street. It is located south of the Pulaski Township Hall. It is near this postal address: 6646 High Street, Bryan OH 43506, United States of America.

Erected by the Northwest Territory Chapter S.A.R. Ohio Society and the Ohio Historical Society, this marker was unveiled on October 13th, 2012.

It is included in the Ohio Historical Society, and the Sons of the American Revolution - marker series.


Inscription.
(Side One)
Pulaski and Pulaski Township in Williams County are named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish cavalry officer who died to win America's independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. Charged with attempting to kidnap the king of Poland, Pulaski (1747-1779) fled to Paris and then to America in 1777, met General George Washington, and joined the colonies' struggle. At the Battle of Brandywine, Pulaski covered the American retreat with a daring charge at pursuing British forces. After Brandywine, the Continental Congress commissioned Pulaski a Brigadier General of Cavalry. Pulaski later resigned his command and petitioned Washington to organize what came to be known in March 1778 as Pulaski's Legion.

(Side Two)
In February 1779, Pulaski's Legion was ordered south. The Legioin assisted in the defense of Charleston, South Carolina in May and moved to help French and American forces take British-held Savannah, Georgia. There, Pulaski was mortally wounded on October 9, 1779 in support of French admiral Charles Henri d' Estaing's attack. Pulaski is memorialized as "the romantic embodiment of the flashing saber and the trumpet calling 'to the charge'." For forging a force that could scout and report British troop movements, conduct long-range forage raids to feed and clothe soldiers at Valley Forge, and engage in rearguard actions to cover retreating American forces, Pulaski is remembered as the "Father of American Cavalry."

Marker Number: 8-86 County: Williams County Significance of Location: Person Bicentenial Mark: no Website address: [Web Link] Additional Coordinate: Not Listed Additional Coordinate description: Not listed

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