Ignacy Prądzyński
Ignacy Prądzyński (born July 20, 1792 in Sanniki , † August 4, 1850 on Heligoland ) was a Polish engineer , military theorist and officer. During the November uprising of 1830/31 he was temporarily chief of staff and de facto commander in chief of the Polish armed forces.
Life
He belonged to the army of the Duchy of Warsaw from 1807 and took part in the war against Austria in 1809. In 1810 he joined the engineering corps. He was involved in defining the borders of the duchy and strengthening the fortifications of the Modlin Fortress . Prądzyńskis took part in the campaigns of 1812, 1813 and 1814. He was involved in the Battle of Leipzig and the Battle of Waterloo . He was awarded the gold cross of the Virtuti Militari order and membership of the Legion of Honor .
After the end of the Napoleonic period he studied. He then taught war theory, fortification and strategy at the officers' school in Warsaw .
He was also politically active in various anti-Russian patriotic organizations. In 1826 he was imprisoned for this reason. After his release, he directed the construction of the Augustów Canal .
During the November Uprising he was the leading strategist in the Polish army. However, his plans were not really followed in practice. In February 1831 he became Quartermaster General of the Polish Army. He was also chief of the engineer corps and chief of staff. In April of that year he was victorious in the Battle of Iganie . He then became the de facto commander in chief of the Polish army before Jan Krukowiecki and Henryk Dembiński prompted him to give up this position. Instead, he was made a division general.
After the uprising ended, he was brought to Russia . There he wrote his memories of the November Uprising. After returning from Russia he lived on his estates and worked as a writer. He published a total of 60 works on questions of military theory. For health reasons, he moved to Helgoland in 1850, where he also died.
literature
- Jerzy Jan Lerski: Historical dictionary of Poland, 966–1945. Westport, 1996. p. 473
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prądzyński, Ignacy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish engineer, military theorist and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sanniki |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1850 |
| Place of death | on Heligoland |