1st Kraków Grenadier Regiment (

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: ''1 Regiment Grenadierów Krakowskich'') was a

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regiment of the insurrection army during the

Kościuszko Uprising The Kościuszko Uprising, also known as the Polish Uprising of 1794 and the Second Polish War, was an uprising against the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Pr ...

in 1794. Bronisław Gembarzewski: ''Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831''.Bolesław Twardowski: ''Wojsko Polskie Kościuszki w roku 1794''.

History

Both 1st and

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regiments were formed in 1794 after the

battle of Racławice The Battle of Racławice was one of the first battles of the Polish-Lithuanian Kościuszko Uprising against Russia. It was fought on 4 April 1794 near the village of Racławice in Lesser Poland.Storozynski, A., 2009, The Peasant Prince, New Yo ...

out of all the remaining

who stayed with the insurrect army after the battle. Soldiers of the regiments wore rogatywka peaked caps, navy blue jackets with green

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and czechczery or white broadcloth-made trousers. The units were equipped with 300

rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...

s and never reached the planned number of soldiers or the unitary look of the uniforms.

Commanders

* Colonel Jan Krzycki *

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Euzebiusz Siemianowski

References

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Bibliography

* ''Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831'' by Bronisław Gembarzewski, published by Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej, Warsaw, 1925 (

) * ''Wojsko Polskie Kościuszki w roku 1794'', Bolesław Twardowski, published by Księgarnia Katolicka, Poznań, 1894 (

) Kraków Grenadier regiments