Jan Kiliński
Jan Kiliński | |
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| Born | 1760 Trzemeszno, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 28 January 1819 (aged 59) Warsaw, Congress Poland |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Warsaw Uprising (1794) |
Jan Kiliński (1760 in Trzemeszno - 28 January 1819 in Warsaw) was a Polish soldier and one of the commanders of the Kościuszko Uprising. A shoemaker by trade, he commanded the Warsaw Uprising of 1794 against the Russian garrison stationed in Warsaw. He also became a member of Polish provisional government.
Biography
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Jan Kiliński was born in
Provisional Temporary Council
, a temporary ruling body of the city.
The council was soon disbanded and passed its powers to
Vilna for a short time. However, he was yet again arrested for conspiracy against the tsarist authorities and forcibly resettled in Russia. Upon his return he settled in Warsaw, where he died on 28 January 1819. Kiliński was buried in a crypt at the Powązki Cemetery
Church. His memoirs were posthumously published in 1830 and 1899 (1st and 2nd volumes, respectively).
Tributes
Kiliński Park, in
Lwów, was named after him.[1]
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