Zygmunt Kurnatowski
Zygmunt Kurnatowski (* 1778 in Pożarów ; † 1858 in Warsaw ) was a Polish nobleman and count of the Łodzia tribe . He was major general in the Royal Polish Army in the 19th century.
Born into a family of devout members of the Polish Reformed Church , he took part in the Greater Poland uprising of 1806. He then joined the army of the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw and took part in all of the Duchy's campaigns .
In 1810 he reached the rank of colonel, in 1814 that of general and commander of the cavalry brigade. He fought until the end of the Napoleonic army. Then he returned to Poland and joined the Royal Polish Army.
From 1823 he was commander of the Reserve Corps, from 1828 adjutant of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia . As a member of a military tribunal , he spoke out in favor of the conviction of the Polish freedom fighter Walerian Łukasiński . In the November uprising of 1830 he fought the Polish insurgents and only with difficulty escaped the fate of other generals. He swore an oath of allegiance to the Polish nation and retired from active service. After the defeat of the rebels , he briefly entered Russian service, but in 1832 he was dismissed by the tsar.
He was buried in the Calvinist cemetery in Orzeszkowo in the Podlaskie Voivodeship near Poznan.
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| SURNAME | Kurnatowski, Zygmunt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish nobleman, Count of the Łodzia Tribe and Major General of the Royal Polish Army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1778 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pożarów |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1858 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |