Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski

1748-1779

Native of Poland

General of the Continental Army

Despairing of liberty in his native land he volunteered his services to the American Patriots.

Gave his life at the siege of Savannah.

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General Casimir Pulaski

General

Casimir Pulaski

Father Of

American Cavalry

Polish Patriot

Who Fought For

American Independence

Mortally Wounded

At Savannah Georgia

Died October 11, 1779

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Erected Thru

The Efforts Of

Polish American Citizens

Of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

1940

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General Casimir Pulaski Sergeant William Jasper

Near this spot two notable heroes of the American Revolution were mortally wounded in the ill-fated assault by the American and French forces upon the British lines here on October 9, 1779.

Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski, the famous Polish patriot, was ...

General Casimir Pulaski

Dedicated November 22, 1931, by the Polish people of Chelsea to General Casimir Pulaski, gallant son of Poland, solider and patriot, whose sword helped to establish the American Republic and whose devotion to the cause of human freedom was sealed ...

General Casimir Pulaski

1747 – 1779

“I came here, where freedom is being defended,

to serve it and to live or die for it.”

Mortally wounded at age 32 in the Battle of Savannah, Georgia October 11, 1779

Marker is on Main Avenue, on the left ...

General Casimir Pulaski

Pulaski

"I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it . . ."

General Casimir Pulaski

was born in Poland in 1748. He led the unsuccessful revolt of Polish Patriots against Russia. Upon arrival ...

General Casimir Pulaski

1747 – 1779

“I came here, where freedom is being defended,

to serve it and to live or die for it.”

Mortally wounded at age 32 in the Battle of Savannah, Georgia October 11, 1779

Marker is on Main Avenue, on the left ...