Título: Tadeusz Kościuszko
Seção: European travels
Background: Kosciuszko was born in February 1746 in a manor house on the estate called "Mereczowszczyzna" near Kosow, (now Kosava, Belarus) in Nowogrodek Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. His exact birthdate is unknown; commonly cited are February 4 and February 12. Kosciuszko was the youngest son of a member of the szlachta (nobility), Ludwik Tadeusz Kosciuszko, an officer in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Army, and his wife Tekla, nee Ratomska. The Kosciuszkos held the Polish Roch III coat of arms.

Conteúdo: In 1768, civil war broke out in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, when the Bar Confederation sought to depose King Stanislaw August Poniatowski. One of Kosciuszko's brothers, Jozef, fought on the side of the insurgents. Faced with a difficult choice between the rebels and his sponsors--the King and the Czartoryski family, who favored a gradualist approach to shedding Russian domination--Kosciuszko chose to leave Poland. In late 1769, he and a colleague, the noted artist Aleksander Orlowski, were granted royal scholarships, and on October 5 they set off for Paris. They wanted to further their military education, but as foreigners they were barred from enrolling in French military academies, and so they enrolled instead in the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. There Kosciuszko pursued his interest in drawing and painting and took private lessons in architecture from the noted French architect Jean-Rodolphe Perronet.  Kosciuszko, however, did not give up on improving his military knowledge. He audited lectures for five years and frequented the libraries of the Paris military academies. His exposure to the French Enlightenment, along with the religious tolerance practiced in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, strongly influenced his later career. The French economic theory of physiocracy made a particularly strong impression on his thinking. He also developed his artistic skills, and while his career would take him in a different direction, all his life he continued dra

user: Where in Europe did Tadeusz travel?

assistant: Paris.

user: What did he do in Paris?

assistant: They wanted to further their military education,

user: What did they learn about the military?

assistant: as foreigners they were barred from enrolling in French military academies,

user: So what did they do then?

assistant: they enrolled instead in the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.

user: Did he ever get military training?

assistant: did not give up on improving his military knowledge. He audited lectures for five years and frequented the libraries of the Paris military academies.

user: Was that the extent of his military learning?

assistant: He also developed his artistic skills, and while his career would take him in a different direction, all his life he continued drawing and painting.

user: Where else did he travel?

assistant: In late 1775, he attempted to join the Saxon army but was turned down and decided to return to Paris.

user: Were his travels all for learning?

assistant: his career would take him in a different direction, all his life he continued drawing and painting.