Dezydery Chłapowski
Baron Dezydery Chłapowski (born May 23, 1788 in Turew or Śmigiel near Kościan , † March 27, 1879 ) was a Polish general, businessman and politician.
Life
Dezydery Chłapowski joined the Polish army in 1807, he was orderly officer of Napoleon I and then squadron chief of the guard cavalry. He took part in the campaign in Russia and knew how to win Napoleon's favor, but in 1813 he said goodbye because he believed he had been left behind.
After the outbreak of the November uprising in Poland in 1830, he joined the same, was appointed Brigadier General by Józef Chłopicki and distinguished himself in the Battle of Grochów . He later penetrated Lithuania , supported the uprising there and, together with Giełgud, at the head of 5,000 Lithuanians, launched an attack on Vilnius . The attackers were repulsed and Chłapowski had to retreat across the Prussian border in July 1831. Here he held up his arms, received a lengthy prison term and was sentenced to pay a substantial fine.
While still in prison he wrote a standard agricultural work. Back on his estates in the district of Kosten in the Grand Duchy of Poznan , he experimented with new agricultural production methods. From 1854 he belonged to the first chamber of the Prussian state parliament and later to the Prussian manor house .
The general died in 1879. His body was buried next to the St. Peter and Paul Church in Rąbin .
Works
- Lettres sur les événements militaires en Pologne et en Lithuanie. (Par. 1832).
literature
- The Polish Biographical Dictionary. Mundelein, 1992 ISBN 978-0-86516-245-7 p. 63.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Protocols of the Prussian State Ministry, Vol. 3, p. 460
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chłapowski, Dezydery |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turew at Kościan |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1879 |