Jan Dembowski (Dębowski) (1770, Dębowa Góra – 1823) was a Polish general (promoted in 1812) and political activist.

Military career

In 1812 he was appointed to the Army of the Kingdom of Italy and commanded a brigade of, then on the staff of

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's 15th Division of

Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg (; 3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824) was a French nobleman, statesman, and military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Through the second marr ...

's IV Corps in Russia. He led a brigade of Pino's Division at the

Battle of Maloyaroslavets The Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place on 24 October 1812 as part of the French invasion of Russia. It was Kutuzov's decisive battle to force Napoleon to retreat northwest over Mozhaisk to Smolensk on the devastated route of his advance with ...

on 24 October. Napoleon's defeat and Russian rule of Poland made it impossible for him to return there. Father of astronomer

Ercole Dembowski Ercole (Hercules) Dembowski (12 January 1812 – 19 January 1881) was an Italian astronomer. He was born in Milan. He inherited the title of "Baron" as the son of Jan Dembowski (Dębowski), one of Napoleon's Polish generals. He served in t ...

, who lived out his life in Italy. 1770 births 1823 deaths People from Kutno County Clan of Jelita Polish generals Italian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars {{Poland-mil-bio-stub