Kosciusko
or KOSCIUSZKO, TAto the United States, where he fought 1777 an unhappy love affair drove him of arms, and was trained in France. In ania, Feb. 12, 1746. He chose the career of arms, and was trained in France. In high. to the United States, where he fought for the colonists and advanced to the rank of Brigadier General. He returned to Poland in 1786. When Russia attacked his country in 1792, Kosciusko held a position at Dubienka for five days with only 4,000 men against 18,000 Russians. King Stanislaus submitted to the After the second partition of Poland he ciusko resigned and retired to Leipsic. Empress Catharine, whereupon Kos- sians. King Stanislaus submitted to the ciusko resigned and retired to Leipsic.
After the second partition of Poland he led the national movement in Cracow ander-in-chief (1794). His defeat of was app appointed dictator and coma greatly superior force of Russians Poles in Warsaw. He established a pro- Raclawice was followed by a rising of the a greatly superior force of Russians at mander-in-chief (1794). His defeat of about 25,000. Poles in Warsaw. He established a provisional government and took the field against the Prussians, but, defeated, fell back upon Warsaw. He was overpowered by superior numbers in the battle of Maciejowice, Oct. 10, 1794; and, covered with wounds, fell into the hands of his enemies. Two years later the Emperor Paul restored him to liberty. He spent the remainder of his life chiefly in France. When Napoleon, in 1806, KOSSOVO formed a plan for the restoration of Poland, Kosciusko refused his aid. In 1814 he besought the Emperor Alexander to grant an amnesty to the Poles in foreign countries, and to make himself constitu- TADEUSZ KOSCIUSKO tional King of Poland. He died in Switzerland Oct. 15, 1817, by the fall of tional King of Poland. He died in his horse over a precipice. highest mountain peaks in Australia, in the Muniong Alps, in New South Wales, high.