Chapter II: Preface

The appearance of an English biography of the Polish patriot, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, requires no justification. Kosciuszko's name is prominent in the long roll-call of Polish men and women who have shed their blood, sacrificed their happiness, and dedicated their lives to gain the liberation of Poland. We are now beholding what it was not given to them to see, the fruit of the seed they sowed--the restoration of their country to her place in the commonwealth of the world. It is therefore only fitting that at this moment we should recall the struggle of one of the noblest of Polish national heroes, whose newly risen country is the ally of England and America, and whose young compatriots fought with great gallantry by the side of British and American soldiers in the war that has effected the deliverance of Kosciuszko's nation.

M. M. G.

CONTENTS

Preface 17

Note on the Pronunciation of Names 21

CHAPTER

I. The Youth of Kosciuszko 23

II. The Fight for American Freedom 37

III. The Years of Peace 53

IV. The First Fight for Poland 71

V. The Eve of the Rising 87

VI. The Rising of Kosciuszko--I. 96

VII. The Rising of Kosciuszko--II. 129

VIII. The Russian Prison 159

IX. Exile 173

List of Books Consulted 204

Index 205

NOTE ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF POLISH NAMES

C==ts.

C, ci,==a soft English ch.

Ch==strongly aspirated h, resembling ch in Scotch loch.

Cz==ch, as in charm.

Dz==j.

J==y.

L==a peculiarly Polish letter, roughly speaking to be pronounced
between u and w.

Ó==oo, as in mood.

Rz==the French j, as in Jean.

S, si,==a slightly hissed and softened sound of sh.

W==v.

Z, zi==French j.

The stress in Polish falls almost invariably on the penultimate syllable.

KOSCIUSZKO