caption laterwork father death_date death_place mother birth_place allegiance birth_date image article_title name
jan henryk dąbrowski senator of congress poland jan michal dąbrowski 6 june 1818 winna of prussia góra , grand duchy of posen , kingdom sophie von lettow pierzchów , crown of the kingdom of poland 22px order of st. anna electorate of saxony -lrb- 1770 -- 1791 -rrb- 29 august 1755 jan henryk dąbrowski 1.png jan henryk dąbrowski
 jan henryk dąbrowski
jan henryk dąbrowski

jan henryk dąbrowski -lrb- ; also known as johann heinrich dąbrowski -lrb- dombrowski -rrb- in german and jean henri dombrowski in french ; 29 august 1755 -- 6 june 1818 -rrb- was a polish general , widely respected after his death for his patriotic attitude , and described as a national hero .
dąbrowski initially served in the saxon army and joined the polish -- lithuanian commonwealth army in 1792 , shortly before the second partition of poland .
he was promoted to the rank of general in the kościuszko uprising of 1794 .
after the final third partition of poland , which ended the existence of poland as independent country , he became actively involved in promoting the cause of polish independence abroad .
he was the founder of the polish legions in italy serving under napoleon since 1797 , and as a general in italian and french service he contributed to the brief restoration of the polish state during the greater poland uprising of 1806 .
he participated in napoleonic wars , taking part in the polish-austrian war and the french invasion of russia until 1813 .
after napoleon 's defeat , he accepted a senatorial position in the russian-backed congress poland , and was one of the organizers of the army of congress poland .
the polish national anthem , `` poland is not yet lost '' , written and first sung by the polish legionnaires , mentions dąbrowski by name , and is also known as `` dąbrowski 's mazurka '' .
