Ludwik Oborski
Ludwik Oborski (born August 25, 1789 in Zawada near Płock , † October 25, 1873 in London ) was a Polish officer and revolutionary politician.
Life
In his military career, Oborski became a colonel in the army of the Kingdom of Poland . Oborski took part in the Polish November uprising of 1830 and fled to France after its suppression. In French exile he was politically active as chairman of the Polish emigre council in Besançon . In 1833 he participated with a Polish legion in the Frankfurt Wachensturm and then fled to Switzerland, where he was again active in the Polish émigré council. After he had to leave Switzerland in 1834, he settled in England in 1835, where he joined the London Fraternel Democrats in 1846 . Here he came into contact with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and became a member of the first communist international .
In 1848 he took part in the Wielkopolska Uprising . In the Baden Revolution of 1849 he belonged to the group of Polish officers that Ludwik Mierosławski brought with him and commanded the 4th Division of the Revolutionary Army a. a. in battle near Waghäusel .
Oborski died in London and was buried in Highgate Cemetery .
Honors
As a participant in the Napoleonic Wars, he was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1813. He later received the Polish Order of Merit Virtuti Militari .
Web links
- Halina Florkowska-Frančić: Oborski, Ludwik. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Homepage oborski.net; Retrieved July 22, 2014
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oborski, Ludwik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish officer and revolutionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1789 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zawada near Płock |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1873 |
| Place of death | London |