The Great Emigration was the emigration of thousands of Poles, particularly from the political and cultural élites, from 1831 to 1870, after the failure of the November Uprising of 1830–1831 and of ot
Chopin's Polonaise by Teofil Kwiatkowski. Polish Aristocracy in exile in Paris
Polish Emigrants in Belgium, a 19th-century graphic
The Polish Legions were several Polish military units that served with the French Army in the Napoleonic era, mainly from 1797 to 1803, although some units continued to serve until 1815.
Great Emigration
…Hôtel Lambert Polish Legions Polish minority in France…
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, the most famous commander of the Polish Legions
Infantry of the Vistula Legion
Banner of the 1st Legion of the Polish Legions in Italy
Polish Legion soldier in Italy