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Jakub Jasiński
Born: July 24, 1761 in Węglów near Pyzdry in Greater PolandDied: November 4, 1794 in Warsaw, Poland
He was a Polish general, and poet of Enlightenment. He participated in the War in Defense of the Constitution in 1792, was an enemy of the Targowica Confederation and organized an action against its supporters in Wilno. He was killed in the Battle of Praga in 1794.
During the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 Jasiński was among the most prominent members of the radical wing of the Polish Jacobites and at the same time a successful military commander of partisan forces in the area of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. However, accusations of radical republicanism forced him to resign as commander-in-chief of Lithuanian forces. He continued to harass enemy forces in Lithuania and then withdrew with a small partisan troop towards Warsaw. There he perished in November during the defense of Warsaw against the Russian forces. Among his literary works are numerous poems of satirical and fabled character. He was also an author of many patriotic and revolutionary poems and songs against injustices, inspired by the French Revolution.
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