Walery Antoni Wróblewski
Walery Antoni Wróblewski (born December 5, 1836 in Żołudek , Poland , † July 5, 1908 in Ouarville , Eure-et-Loir department ) was a Polish militia commander and a leading defender of the Paris Commune .
Live and act
Wróblewski was one of the leaders of the Polish uprising against Tsarist Russia in 1863/64. After its suppression, he emigrated to France and worked there first as a teacher, later, in 1870, he joined the National Guard. In Paris he represented the Polish and Lithuanian groups of exiles. During the German siege of Paris, he suggested that the first government of the Third French Republic , the Gouvernement de la Défense Nationale , set up a legion of Polish volunteers. But they refused. A short time later, during the Paris Commune , he was appointed by the revolutionary government, the Conseil de la Commune , to command the defensive section between the fortifications of Ivry and Arcueil. After numerous defenders of the commune had fallen, including numerous high-ranking officers, he was offered supreme command. He declined because of the already high losses. After the defeat of the commune, he fled to London, where he joined the International Workers' Association , on whose general council he was elected. From 1872 he was the corresponding secretary for Poland. In the same year he was a delegate to the Hague Congress . After an amnesty in 1880, he returned to France.
In July 1908 he died and rests on the Père Lachaise in Paris.
literature
- Bernard Noël : Dictionnaire de la Commune , Flammarion, collection Champs, 1978
- Prosper-Olivier Lissagaray : Histoire de la Commune de 1871 , La Découverte 2000
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wróblewski, Walery Antoni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wróblewski, Walery |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish revolutionary and general of the Paris Commune |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Żołudek |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1908 |
| Place of death | Ouarville |