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“GENERAL PULASKI MEMORIAL DAY”
(OCTOBER 11TH)
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(“kazimierz michał władysław wiktor pułaski”)
(of ślepowron)
(‘polish pronunciation’ –> [kaˈʑimʲɛʂ puˈwaskʲi])
(‘english’ –> casimir pulaski)
(‘4 (or 6?) march 1745′ – ’11 october 1779’)
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(‘polish nobleman’ / ‘soldier’ / ‘military commander’ who has been called – (together with his hungarian friend ‘michael kovats de fabriczy’) – “the father of the american cavalry”)
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(born in ‘warsaw’ + following in his father’s footsteps, he became interested in ‘politics’ at an ‘early age’ + soon became involved in the ‘military’ + the revolutionary affairs in ‘poland’ (the ‘polish–lithuanian commonwealth’))
(‘pulaski’ was one of the leading military commanders for the ‘bar confederation’ and fought against russian domination of the ‘commonwealth’)
(when this uprising failed, he was driven into exile)
(following a recommendation by ‘benjamin franklin’, ‘pulaski’ emigrated to ‘north america’ to help in the cause of 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’, created the ‘pulaski cavalry legion’ + reformed the ‘american cavalry’ as a whole)
(at the ‘battle of savannah’, while leading a daring charge against ‘british forces’, he was gravely wounded, and died shortly thereafter)
(‘pulaski’ has been remembered as a hero who fought for independence and freedom both in ‘poland’ + in the ‘united states’)
(numerous places + events are named in his honor, and he is commemorated by many works of art)
(‘pulaski’ is 1 of only 8 people to be awarded ‘honorary american citizenship’)
(he never married and had no descendants)
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(despite his fame, there have been ‘uncertainties’ + ‘controversies’ surrounding both his “place/date of birth” + ‘burial’)
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