KARWOWSKI STANISŁAW
MEMOIRS OF FRANCISZEK Z BŁOCIEWA GAJEWSKI COLONEL OF THE POLISH ARMY (1802-1831)
Vol. 2 (4 illustrations in the text)
Poznan : Zdzislaw Rzepecki and Ska, Lwow : H. Altenberg, G. Seyfarth, E. Wende and Sp., New York : Polish Book Importing, br. ed., pp. [8] 206, format: 15.5x23 cm
Franciszek Gajewski coat of arms Ostoja (1792-1868) - colonel, aide-de-camp to Emperor Napoleon I, cavalier of the Legion of Honor, participant in the November Uprising. In 1807 he began his studies at the Military Engineering School in Dresden. In 1809, being a second lieutenant in the Saxon army, he took part in the Battle of Wagram. Then he became a staff officer in the army of Napoleon I, participated in the invasion of Russia (1812) and the campaigns of 1813-1814. For his heroism in the Battle of Dresden (1813) he received the rank of colonel and the Legion of Honor. He also served as Napoleon I's adjutant during this period. After Napoleon I's abdication, he settled in Blociszewo. He later took part in the November Uprising as a squadron commander of the 1st Kalisz Cavalry Regiment. After the fall of the uprising, he lived the life of a landowner until his death on April 9, 1868.
Memoirs of Napoleon's adjutant from the beginning of his service in theSaxon army until the campaign of 1812. In vol. 2. describes the course of the November Uprising in the W. Duchy of Posen. The whole book included 2 volumes.
HALF CLOTH HARDCOVER
Condition DB/lightly damaged cover, pencil entries and minor discoloration of pages
