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4th Regiment Of Line Infantry
The 4th Line Infantry Regiment ( pl, 4. pułk piechoty liniowej) was a regiment of the Kingdom of Poland. Formed in 1815, the regiment distinguished itself in the battles of the November Uprising and remains one of the best-known units of the Polish Army of the era. The soldiers of the regiment are known in Polish historical works as the ''Czwartacy''. History The regiment was directly descended from the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw's . After Napoleon lost control of Poland in 1812, the regiment remained loyal to the emperor and fought in battles of Leipzig and Arcis-sur-Aube. After his abdication and exile to the Island of Elba, the remnants of the regiment returned to Russian-controlled Kingdom of Poland with their regimental flags, swore an oath to the Russian Tsar and became the cadre of a newly-formed infantry regiment with the same number. Their old regimental flag was retired and is preserved in the Warsaw-based Polish Army Museum. Like its predecessor, the new regiment w ...
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4th Infantry Regiment Of Polish Army Of November Uprising
Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * Fourth (album), ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * The Fourth (1972 film), ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Soviet drama See also

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Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich Of Russia
Konstantin Pavlovich (russian: Константи́н Па́влович; ) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the heir-presumptive for most of his elder brother Alexander I's reign, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823. For 25 days after the death of Alexander I, from 19 November (O.S.)/1 December 1825 to 14 December (O.S.)/26 December 1825 he was known as ''His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor and Sovereign of Russia'', although he never reigned and never acceded to the throne. His younger brother Nicholas became Tsar in 1825. The succession controversy became the pretext of the Decembrist revolt. Konstantin was known to eschew court etiquette and to take frequent stands against the wishes of his brother Alexander I, for which he is remembered fondly in Russia, but in his capacity as the governor of Poland he is remembered as a hated ruler. Early life Konstantin was born i ...
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Ludwik Bogusławski
Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player * Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884–1954), Polish microbiologist * Ludwik Krzywicki (1859–1941), Polish economist and sociologist * Ludwik Lawiński (1887–1971), Polish film actor * Ludwik Mlokosiewicz (1831–1909), Polish explorer, zoologist and botanist * Ludwik Mycielski (1854–1926), Polish politician * Ludwik Rajchman (1881–1965), Polish bacteriologist * Ludwik Silberstein (1872–1948), Polish-American physicist that helped make special relativity and general relativity staples of university coursework * Ludwik Starski (1903–1984), Polish lyricist and screenwriter * Ludwik Waryński (1856–1889), Polish activist and theoretician of the socialist movement * Ludwik Zamenhof (1859–1917), Polish medical doctor, writer, and inventor of ...
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Ignacy Mycielski
Ignacy is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ignacy Tadeusz Baranowski (1879–1917), Polish historian *Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski (1865–1925), Polish classical scholar and archaeologist, professor of Jagiellonian University *Ignacy Bohusz (1720–1778), noble in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth *Ignacy Daszyński (1866–1936), Polish politician, journalist and Prime Minister of the Polish government created in Lublin in 1918 *Ignacy Domeyko (1802–1889), 19th-century geologist, mineralogist and educator *Ignacy Działyński (1754–1797), Polish nobleman known for his participation in the Warsaw Uprising of 1794 *Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807–1867), Polish pianist and composer *Ignacy Hryniewiecki (1856–1881), member of the People's Will and the assassin of Tsar Alexander II of Russia *Ignacy Jeż (1914–2007), the Latin Rite Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland * Henryk Ignacy Kamieński (1777–1831), Polish brigadier general ...
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Virtuti Militari
The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', pl, Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was created in 1792 by Polish King Stanislaus II Augustus and is the oldest military decoration in the world still in use. It is awarded in five classes either for personal heroism or, to commanders, for leadership. Some of the heroic actions recognized by an award of the Virtuti Militari are equivalent to those meriting the British Victoria Cross, the German Iron Cross, and the American Medal of Honor. Soon after its introduction, however, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was destroyed in the partitions of Poland (1795), and the partitioning powers abolished the decoration and prohibited its wearing. Since then, the award has been reintroduced, renamed and banned several times, with its fate closely reflecting the vicissitudes of the Polish people. Throughout the decorat ...
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Julius Mosen
Julius Mosen (8 July 1803 – 10 October 1867) was a Germans, German poet and author of Jewish descent, associated with the Young Germany movement, and now remembered principally for his patriotic poem the ''Zu Mantua in Banden, Andreas-Hofer-Lied''. Life Julius Mosen (Julius Moses) was born at Mühlental, Marieney in the Saxon Vogtland, the son of Johannes Gottlob Moses, the Cantor (church), cantor and schoolmaster of Marieney. He studied at the ''Gymnasium (school), Gymnasium'' in Plauen from 1817 to 1822, and afterwards studied law at the University of Jena. During a two-year-long visit to Italy, he received the inspiration that resulted several years later in his major works (''Ritter Wahn'', ''Cola Rienzi'', ''Der Kongreß von Verona''). On his return, he finished his law studies at Leipzig, where he then worked as a lawyer. From 1835 to 1844 he was an independent advocate in Dresden. He had meanwhile shown great literary promise in his ''Lied vom Ritter Wahn'' (1831). This wa ...
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Line Infantry
Line infantry was the type of infantry that composed the basis of European land armies from the late 17th century to the mid-19th century. Maurice of Nassau and Gustavus Adolphus are generally regarded as its pioneers, while Turenne and Montecuccoli are closely associated with the post-1648 development of linear infantry tactics. For both battle and parade drill, it consisted of two to four ranks of foot soldiers drawn up side by side in rigid alignment, and thereby maximizing the effect of their firepower. By extension, the term came to be applied to the regular regiments "of the line" as opposed to light infantry, skirmishers, militia, support personnel, plus some other special categories of infantry not focused on heavy front line combat. Linear tactics and function Line infantry mainly used three formations in its battles: the line, the square and the column. With the massive proliferation of small arms (firearms that could be carried by hand, as opposed to cannon) i ...
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Battle Of Warsaw (1831)
The Battle of Warsaw was fought in September 1831 between Imperial Russia and Poland. After a two-day assault on the city's western fortifications, the Polish defences collapsed and the city was evacuated. It was the largest battle and the final episode of the Polish–Russian War of 1830–31, a conflict that became better known as the November Uprising. After almost a year of heavy fighting, a large Russian force crossed the Vistula and besieged the capital of Poland on 20 August. Although the siege was partially lifted soon afterwards and a successful sortie allowed a communication route between the city and the rest of Poland, a large Russian force remained on the left bank of the Vistula and continued to threaten the city. Russian commander Ivan Paskevich counted on Polish surrender as his Polish counterpart, Jan Krukowiecki, was known to be a member of the moderate political forces, willing to negotiate with Russian tsar Nicholas I, who had been deposed from the Polish ...
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Battle Of Ostrołęka (1831)
The Battle of Ostrołęka of 26 May 1831 was one of the largest engagements of Poland's November Uprising. Throughout the day, Polish forces under Jan Skrzynecki fought for the control over the town of Ostrołęka against the assaulting Russian forces of Hans Karl von Diebitsch. Although by the end of the day the town was still in Polish hands and the two sides suffered comparable losses, the battle is usually considered a Polish defeat because of the Russian army's almost unlimited strategic reinforcement capability. The Polish Army could not similarly replenish its casualties. In the event, surviving Polish forces were saved by the particularly brave stand of its 4th Line Infantry Regiment (known by its nickname of "Czwartacy" – lit. "those of the Fourth") who repelled several waves of enemy infantry and cavalry charges, holding the burning town during heavy fighting in close quarters. By late evening the Poles were again saved by a self-sacrificing charge of the 4th Mounted ...
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Battle Of Dębe Wielkie
The Battle of Dębe Wielkie was fought on 31 March 1831. The Polish army, led by Jan Skrzynecki, won over Russian curtain forces commanded by General Geismar. Background Following the battle of Grochów of 25 February, the Russian advance under General Hans Karl von Diebitsch through Praga did not occur, and he decided to cross Vistula river south of the city trying to take it "from land". Battle The Poles, numbering some 40,000 men (both bayonets and sabres) and 116 cannons on March 31, 1831 advanced from Praga on the nearby standing Russian vanguard under General Geismar and attacked it. Maneuvering and retreating all day, Geismar went to the village of Debe Wielkie by 4 p.m. Russian force was almost finished but arrival of three fresh regiments allowed Geismar to get out of trouble and take hold at the town of Siedlce. Aftermath Although Poles gained some ground and inflicted heavy casualties on Russians, they did not manage to achieve their main goal — to finish Rose ...
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Second Battle Of Wawer
The Second battle of Wawer ( pl, Druga bitwa pod Wawrem) was an armed engagement between Polish and Imperial Russian troops. It happened on 31 March 1831 during the November Uprising and was one of the first battles of a successful Polish offensive planned by General Ignacy Prądzyński. The Polish success led to another victorious battle of Dębe Wielkie The Battle of Dębe Wielkie was fought on 31 March 1831. The Polish army, led by Jan Skrzynecki, won over Russian curtain forces commanded by General Geismar. Background Following the battle of Grochów of 25 February, the Russian advance und ... later that day. References Battles of the November Uprising {{poland-history-stub ...
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First Battle Of Wawer
The First Battle of Wawer was fought on 19 and 20 February 1831, between Poland and Russia. Polish forces, led by Jan Skrzynecki, defeated Russian 1st Corps, commanded by Hans Karl von Diebitsch Hans Karl Friedrich Anton Graf von Diebitsch und Narten (russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Ди́бич-Забалка́нский, tr. ; 13 May 1785 – 10 June 1831) was a German-born soldier serving as Russian field marshal. Career .... After the battle, Polish commanders did not receive any reinforcements, so the victory was not decisive. References Conflicts in 1831 Battles of the November Uprising Military history of Warsaw February 1831 events 1831 in Poland {{Russia-battle-stub ...
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