Karol Turno (1788–1860) was a Polish military officer and a Brigadier General of the
Army of Congress Poland. Born 7 May 1788 in
Warkowicze in
Volhynia, he joined the
Imperial and Royal Austrian Army in 1807. However, in 1809 he switched sides and joined the army of
Duchy of Warsaw to take part in the short
Polish–Austrian War as an adjutant to his uncle, General
Kazimierz Turno
Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the Cr ...
. Promoted to the rank of captain in 1811, he took part in all campaigns of the
Napoleonic Wars between 1812 and 1814.
[H. P. Kosk, "Generalicja polska" vol. 2, "Ajaks" publishing house, Pruszków 2001.]
After the war he returned to Warsaw, was promoted to colonel and became a cavalry instructor and an adjutant to
Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia. Following the outbreak of the
November Uprising
The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution,
was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...
he personally escorted the Grand Duke to the Russian border, and then returned to Warsaw to join the ranks of the Polish Army. A chief of staff of the Polish cavalry forces, in May 1831 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and became the commanding officer of the Cavalry Brigade, and then the Cavalry Division.
After the
Battle of Warsaw he remained in the city, was arrested by the Russians and sentenced to forcible resettlement to
Perm. Pardoned in 1833, he returned to Russian-held Poland and bought a small manor near
Grodno
Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...
. Later in his life he moved to the manor of
Objezierze near
Poznań, where he died 10 March 1860.
References
Polish generals
1788 births
1860 deaths
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