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| Tango01 | 16 Dec 2025 1:07 p.m. PST |
… Pulaski, a Polish Cavalry Officer Who Became an American Revolutionary Hero
"In the monumental painting Pulaski at Savannah, Casimir Pulaski is caught forever in the moment of his demise. The hero's black steed rears into the air. His grim face points heavenward. In a haze of kicked-up dust and gunpowder, American and French soldiers follow their Polish brigadier general into storms of British grapeshot and the glory of death on the battlefield.
Pulaski died on October 11, 1779, two days after he was mortally wounded while fighting for the patriots in the American Revolution. In the centuries since, his martyrdom has fueled a narrative of self-sacrifice in service of high idealism. Pulaski charged toward something he believed in, the story goes. His only connection to the rebellious colonies was ideological. But he knew his cause. He knew the risk. "I came to hazard all for the freedom of America," he wrote in a letter to Congress…"
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