- Jakub Jasiński
Jakub Jasiński (
1761 -1794 ) was a Polish-Lithuanian general and poet. He participated in theWar in Defense of the Constitution in1792 , was an enemy of theTargowica Confederation and organized an action against its supporters inWilno . He was killed in theBattle of Praga in1794 .A graduate of the
Warsaw -basedSzkoła Rycerska , with time he became the tutor of engineering at his "alma mater ". He fought with distinction in theWar in Defense of the Constitution of1792 . After the king joined theTargowica Confederation he remained loyal to the new authorities. In1789 he became the commanding officer of the Engineering Corps for Lithuania.During the
Kościuszko's Uprising of1794 he was among the most prominent members of the radical wing of thePolish Jacobites and at the same time a successful military commander of partisan forces in the area of theGrand Duchy of Lithuania . In April of that year he liberated the city ofWilno by leading a successful uprising there. Initially supported byTadeusz Kościuszko and made the commander in chief of all the partisan forces in the former Grand Duchy, he managed to defeat numerous Russian garrisons in the area. However, his radical republican beliefs brought him into conflict with the state authorities and by the beginning of June he was forced to resign as commander in chief of Lithuanian forces and pass his office to Gen.Michał Wielhorski . Jakub Jasiński continued to harass enemy forces in Lithuania and then withdrew with a small partisan troop towardsWarsaw . There he perished in November during the defense of Warsaw against the forces ofAlexander Suvorov .Among his literary works are numerous poems of satirical and fabulous character, under huge influence of
Voltaire . He was also an author of many patriotic and revolutionary poems and songs.
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