Tadeusz Kościuszko

Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 4 February 1746 – 15 October 1817) was a Polish national hero, general, military engineer, and a leader of the Kościuszko Uprising (which bears his name) against the Russian Empire.  

Tadeusz was born in February 1746 in Mereczowszczyzna, Polesie (now Belarus).  

 American Revolutionary War 
Tadeusz fought in the American Revolutionary War as a colonel in the Continental Army on the side of George Washington. He helped to build walls for defense during the Battle of Saratoga, and he helped build a military fort at West Point, New York. Without Kosciuszko's help, the army's defenses would have been much weaker. 

Because of his service, Tadeusz was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in 1783. He became a citizen of the United States that same year.  

 Death 
Tadeusz died in Solothurn, Switzerland on October 15, 1817 due to a stroke. His body was later moved to a graveyard in Poland.  

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