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The Kościuszko Uprising 1794: Poland's Last Stand for Freedom
In 1794, Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish engineer and hero of the American Revolution, returned to his homeland to lead a desperate uprising against the Russian and Prussian empires. This episode of The Story of Poland dives deep into the military and political drama of the Kościuszko Uprising, from the oath on Kraków's market square to the decisive battles of Racławice and Maciejowice. We explore Kościuszko's strategic brilliance, the role of peasant scythemen, the controversial Polaniec Manifesto promising land reform, and the brutal suppression that sealed Poland's Third…
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