The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-03
Obituary.
GENERAL NRT DKMBNsKI. THE POLISH HERO ASp
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Paris (June ~ correspondence OF the London Times
orhe be St specimcns OF the Polish patriot and sose
since the time OF Koscusko took place Wednesday AZ
,ernoon u the Church Of Notre Dame des Champs Henr
Dembinsi was born eighty 10 the paianate q
Cracow. His father vas deputy 10 the Diet 0f Poland
and wa ne Of the most ardent supporters the indie
pendence OF his country. pembnski received his mill
tary eu alton in the military schools OF Vienna and on
completing his studies was offered comrnisson IN the
Austriau service He declined il, AID joired rs a Or
vae untecr the ranks OF the national army OF
the graz duchy OF Warsaw. and subsequently en-
tered III Polish Legion IN The service OF france He
went h ugh toe campaign Of 1872 received his CAP
tans mission and the Cross Of the Legion OF Honor
Nj! oleon after tn battle Of srnolensko Ue was
presen; Leipsc, where he greatly dstin ruIsbed bm
self er the fail OF the empire be returned TO Poland
hopes ., tho reconciliation OF Poland ~ an
State Ivy he man whom they h. d faithfully served He
was elect member Of the Diet in 1926 when the reyo
the rceh which he had rasei in the p1atInato os
CracoN nd on hrs arrival al Warsaw with his men was
promoted by tic Genera ~ Chief exrzyneuAI NOS AID.
de camp he had been whca the OF France 10 The
command OF brigade Of iucers at the head or which
affair Of Ostroenskl the combat OF Raygrod and tbe
successi, retreat Of Kurszawy July 1884, procured for
him the rank OF general OF division. On his return 10
Warsaw, after twenty six days, constant movennent
during which he marched Dcary three hundred leagues
battling when he did not boat his enemy no was re
ceived By the population with the greatest enhussm
and the Chambers unanimously voted that Dom binsk
and his army had deserved well Of the country. lie was
soon alter named TO the command-in- chief OF the ma.
sons wbb had broken out among the Po caused
thor own rivares and fomented by Russian agency he
aimed al q military dictatorship; but his stie,ppi
failed: he lost his popularity aud fell from power.
When, warsaw surrendered Dcmbiuski took refuge in
Prussia with the remnant OF Ryiinskis corps bsi in
consequence Of the remonsrances OF Prince
Dresden and Ct ally took up his abode in france wSero
be published an account OF the campaign In ihuania
II :ss Be- T SS he 70, ana TOOK service with
awork in the dish language the state and prospects
The revolution Of February caused him once moro Ia
leave France he went TO Bresau and Prague and was
present at the ongress or the slave patriots held in those
70 che then menaced BY the army
Of Wind:cbgrsiz He was appointed by Kcssuth 20 the
drew up Of Campaign, but diS moi s succeed sed
10 obtaining the adhesion u Geogey whose hardness ia
Joining him occssionsd the loss o the battle Kapona
on the 2sth OF February 1sl9 Forced retreat behind
The Theiss he resigned his powers, which trans.
fersd 70 Gscrssy He ssaid two months at Dsbrecsin
had dennitively b oxen with Austria lie earnestly sd
vocated the neces ty Of uniting cause OF Hungary to
plan being rcjccted he refused 70 take the commsnd
Of the army OF the North, but 81 the approach OF the
under Messaros, who had succeeded Georgey 10 the
command Of the army In July, 1sle. the army
re,roa ted on sssssdo. where the gOvernmen,
szdres on tho oh Of August, 10 which he was defeated
he at once marched on iemcsvar and IN front Of that
The Dictatorship and the captulaiions concluded by
the struggle, which, indeed hsd long become hopeless
nsmbn,k with other nsurrcnt chiefs sought refuge on
the Turkish Territory, reached Widdn then snuma and
nnay claimed BY tho French embassy al copstapt
nople as q naturaljzcd rrenchmau
lilo returned 10 France and in 1850 fixed hts abode In
Paris where be remained ell the day OF his death e
have occupied the last eight years OF hts life In
writing history OF the 10 Hungary. Dembinski
sincere aud dsntercsed patriot but kept apart 70
The last from the democratic revoutionists with whom
no had the slightest sympathy. He was greatly
respected and regretted by all who had the advantage
Df knowing him. lse.t
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