Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-11

whose numbers far exceeded their own proved
disastrous. Kosciuszko, seriously wounded, was
taken prisoner on the battlefield.
For two years he was confined in the famous
Russian fortress of st. Peter and Paul. He was
released upon his request that he be allowed
once more to visit America.
After hi. second visit to America he settled
down In a house near Paris. There he received
many distinguished guests and worked for a
fatherland he was never to see again. The last
few years Of his life were spent with friends
In Solothurn, Switzerland, where he died In 1917.
Closely connected with the month of October
is the story of another Polish champion of lib
erty, a comrade In arms of KoscIuszko, and a
man whom Americans delight to honor along
with him-Count CasImir pu4askf.
Pulaski was born In Podolla, Poland, March
4. 174s. AS a mere boy he threw himself into the
struggle for Polish liberty. Al twenty-one he
stirred up a revolt In Lithuania against the ty-
rannicai Russians, who were gradually crushing
out Poland's national life.
Though elected ommander-in-chie of the Po-
fish army Of Independence In ITO, when but
twenty-five years old, he was defeated In battle
and scored failure after failure. He is said to
have made an unsuccessful attempt the next year
to kidnap King Stanislas OF Poland from the
%latter's Warsaw palace. AS a result OF various
mishaps Pulaski was outlawed. his estates con.
fscated and q price set on his head.
Pulaski fled for his life to Turkey, finding his
way thence to France, a patriot without a coun-
try. In Paris he met Benjamin Franklin, and
heard from him the story Of Americas struggle
for liberty. Here at last was a chance for the
fugitive to strike another blow for freedom.
Armed with letters of Introduction from Frank
lin, he sailed for Philadelphia In March. 1777.
and joined Washington's army as a volunteer.
Washington appointed the Pole to a place on the
general staff. Pulaski's first American battle was
at the Brandywine. There he rallied companies
of retreating Americans, and so deployed them
as to protect the retreat of our main army. For
this service congress made him a brigadier gem
eral.
He persuaded Washington to raise a body of
light infantry and cavalry and enlist for II all
classes of men, including prisoners and de-
~serters. The count was made leader of this
corps Of $50 troops. which was known as the
Pulaski Legion. With his odd following he har.
ried the British and won new fame. But be
grew tired Of holding so small a m There
was strife and discomfort among the men. Pull
ask gave up his Office, and decided to go back
to Europe.
WdSninELuu pEA6udutu Hlu " stay III Tile army.
and sent him South to find new scope for his
energies. The southern summers unbearable
heat and the steaming, unwh0lesome marshes
where he was often forced to camp told upon
the Poles health. He fell seriously iii with ma
laria fever. But as fast as he recovered from
one attack he continued his campaign against
the British until another illness laid him low.
His health wrecked, he fought on.
The Americans were planning to march against
the English forces that held Savannah, Ga. Pull
ask. acting as advance guard, fell upon the un-
prepared enemy, captured some of their outer
Notifications and opened the road for communi.
cation between the patriots and the reinforcing
French feet.
The Americans then laid regular siege to Sa-
vannah. Pulaski was made leader OF both the
American and the French cavalry and led an
assault on the British lines on October 0. 1779.
during which he was MORALLY wounded. He
died two days later on the United States brig,
the Wasp. and was buried at sea.
The sesquicentennial of Pulaski's death was
the occasion for a nationwide observance on
October ii, 1929. WREN commemorative services
were held In many places throughout the coun-
try and a tall shaft. honorlng the Polish hero,
was unveiled In Savannah. There was also a spe-
cial stamp issue In honor of the event. The next
year a resolution was introduced into congress
to make October ii of each year "PulaskI Me-
mortal day" and In 1881 this resolution was
passed and President Hoover issued a proclama-
tion calling for its observance. 1.
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