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Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (1746 - 1817) was a Polish, Belarusian and Lithuanian national hero, general, and leader of the Kościuszko Uprising (1794) against the Russian Empire.
He had earlier fought in the American Revolutionary War as a colonel in the Continental Army. In 1783, in recognition of his dedicated service, he had been brevetted by the Continental Congress to the rank of Brigadier General, and that same year he had become a naturalized citizen of the United States.
There are several Anglicized spellings for his name, the most frequently-used being "Thaddeus Kosciusko," though the full "Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciusko" also appears in some texts. In Lithuanian, his name is spelled Tadas Kosciuška. In Belarusian, it is Тадэвуш Касцюшка (Tadevuš Kaściuška). (...) more....

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