Wacław Tokarz (7 June 1873 in

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- 3 May 1937 in

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) was a Polish historian and military officer. A

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of the

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and a professor of both the Warsaw University and

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, he authored numerous books on the 19th century military history of Poland, notably two monumental monographs on the Battle of Warsaw (1831) and the Warsaw Uprising of 1794.

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1873 births 1937 deaths People from Częstochowa Polish Army officers 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland) National League (Poland) members Academic staff of the University of Warsaw Burials at Powązki Cemetery Polish recipients of the Legion of Honour {{Poland-historian-stub