Kosciuszko Uprising - Krakow, Poland
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko declared a Polish uprising against Russia and Prussia here at Krakow's Old Town Square in 1794.
Waymark Code: WMQ1QC
Location: Małopolskie, Poland
Date Posted: 11/30/2015
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A plaque on the pavement of Krakow's Old Town Square reads:
" NA TYM MIEJSCU
TADEUSZ KOSKIUSKI
PRZYSIEGAL
NARODOWI POLSKIEMU
24 MARCA 1794"
which Google translates as:
"At this place
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
swore
POLISH NATION
24 MARCH 1794"
Wikipedia's article on the Uprising (
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"On 24 March 1794, Tadeusz Kosciuszko in the Kraków town square, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, announced the general uprising and assumed the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces.:180–181 He also vowed
not to use these powers to oppress any person, but to defend the integrity of the borders of Poland, regain the independence of the nation, and to strengthen universal liberties.
In order to strengthen the Polish forces, Kosciuszko issued an act of mobilisation, requiring that every 5 houses in Lesser Poland delegate at least one able male soldier equipped with carbine, pike, or an axe. Kosciuszko's Commission for Order in Kraków recruited all males between 18 and 28 years of age and passed an income tax.:184 The difficulties with providing enough armament for the mobilised troops made Kosciuszko form large units composed of peasants armed with scythes, called the "scythe men"."