Casimir Pulaski
BIRTH
Mar 4, 1745
Warsaw, Poland
DEATH
October 11, 1779
Thunderbolt, Georgia
FAMILY
FATHER:
Józef Pułaski
(1704-1769)
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Pulaski, Casimir
(1745-1779)
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty".
GRAVE:
MONUMENT
Pulaski Monument, Monterey Square
West Taylor Street, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
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Places | Image | Address | GPS | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Casimir Pulaski Monument | 4 W Taylor St, Savannah, GA 31401 | MARKER |
DIED:
Thunderbolt, Georgia
Oct 11, 1779
Born in Warsaw and following in his father's footsteps, he became interested in politics at an early age. He soon became involved in the military and in revolutionary affairs in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Pulaski was one of the leading military commanders for the Bar Confederation and fought against the Commonwealth's foreign domination. When this uprising failed, he was driven into exile.
Following a recommendation by Benjamin Franklin, Pulaski traveled to North America to help in the American Revolutionary War. He distinguished himself throughout the revolution, most notably when he saved the life of George Washington. Pulaski became a general in the Continental Army, and he and his friend, Michael Kovats, created the Pulaski Cavalry Legion and reformed the American cavalry as a whole. At the siege of Savannah, while leading a cavalry charge against British forces, he was fatally wounded by grapeshot and died shortly after.