Jakub Jasiński
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Jakub Krzysztof Jasiński of Rawicz coat of arms was a Polish–Lithuanian general, and poet of Enlightenment. He participated in the War in Defence of the Constitution in 1792, was an enemy of the Targo
Jakub Jasiński Portrait
Belarusian stamp from 1994 showing Jakub Jasiński
Battle of Praga
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The Battle of Praga or the Second Battle of Warsaw of 1794, also known in Russian and German as the Storming of Praga and in Polish as the Defence of Praga, was a successful Russian assault on Praga,
Jakub Jasiński
…organized an action against its supporters in Vilnius. He participated also in the Kościuszko Uprising, during the course of which he was killed in the Battle of Praga in 1794. A graduate of the Warsaw-based Corps of Cadets, with time he became the tutor of engineering at his alma mater. He fought with distinction in…
Obrona Pragi, Aleksander Orłowski
Russian infantry uniforms (1786 to 1796). Private and ober-officer—left to right. Lithograph, Russian Museum.
Storming of Praga (painting c. 1800–1802)
Rzeź Pragi (Slaughter of Praga) by Aleksander Orłowski, 1810