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'''Tadeusz Andrezej Bonawentura Kosciuszko''' (February 4, 1746 in Ivatsevichy District, [[Belarus]] - October 15, 1817 in Solothurn, [[Switzerland]]) was a [[Poland|Polish]] freedom fighter and statesman. He led revolts against [[Russia]] in his homeland, but is best known for his participation in the American [[Revolutionary War]].   

'''Tadeusz Andrezej Bonawentura Kosciuszko''' (February 4, 1746 in Ivatsevichy District, [[Belarus]] - October 15, 1817 in Solothurn, [[Switzerland]]) was a [[Poland|Polish]] freedom fighter and statesman. He led revolts against [[Russia]] in his homeland, but is best known for his participation in the American [[Revolutionary War]].   

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Kosciuszko was born into a noble family in the village of Mereczowszczyno; Ivatsevichy District, Poland (today Belarus).  His parents were Ludwik Kosciuszko, sword-bearer of the palatinate of Brzesc, and Tekla Ratomska. After being educated at home he entered the corps of cadets at Warsaw, where his unusual ability and energy attracted the notice of Prince Adam Casimir Czartoryski, by whose influence in 1769 he was sent abroad at the expense of the state to complete his military education. In Germany, Italy and France he studied diligently, completing his course at Brest, where he learnt fortification and naval tactics, returning to Poland in 1774 with the rank of captain of artillery. Two years later he moved to the [[United States]] and became the head engineer of the [[Continental Army]]. He expressed deep love for the Declaration of Independence, which he said embodied everything he believed in. During the War he masterminded a key British defeat at the [[Battle of Saratoga]]. He was also a personal friend of [[Thomas Jefferson]] and an [[Abolitionism|Abolitionist]]. There are many monuments in America and Poland made for him. He was made an honorary citizen of the [[United States]].  

Kosciuszko was born into a noble family in the village of Mereczowszczyno; Ivatsevichy District, Poland (today Belarus).  His parents were Ludwik Kosciuszko, sword-bearer of the palatinate of Brzesc, and Tekla Ratomska. After being educated at home he entered the corps of cadets at Warsaw, where his unusual ability and energy attracted the notice of Prince Adam Casimir Czartoryski, by whose influence in 1769 he was sent abroad at the expense of the state to complete his military education. In Germany, Italy and France he studied diligently, completing his course at Brest, where he learnt fortification and naval tactics, returning to Poland in 1774 with the rank of captain of artillery. Two years later he moved to the [[United States]] and became the head engineer of the [[Continental Army]]. He expressed deep love for the Declaration of Independence, which he said embodied everything he believed in. During the War he masterminded a key British defeat at the [[Battle of Saratoga]]. He was also a personal friend of [[Thomas Jefferson]] and an [[Abolitionism|Abolitionist]]. There are many monuments in America and Poland made for him. He was made an honorary citizen of the [[United States]].  

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==External Links==

==External links==

* [http://www.polishamericancenter.org/KosciuszkoHistory.htm Polish American Society], General Thaddeus Kosciuszko - Hero of America and Poland

* [http://www.polishamericancenter.org/KosciuszkoHistory.htm Polish American Society], General Thaddeus Kosciuszko - Hero of America and Poland

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQaOSgf7uk4 How to pronounce Kosciuszko (Polish/Poland)], (Pronounced: Kos-CHOOS-Ko)

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQaOSgf7uk4 How to pronounce Kosciuszko (Polish/Poland)], (Pronounced: Kos-CHOOS-Ko)

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