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=Thaddeus Kosciusko= toc 

Profile Information
Name: Thaddeus Kosciusko Hometown: Poland Date of Birth: February 4, 1746 Job Title: Colonel of Engineers Education: Royal Military Academy of Warsaw

Friends
Thomas Jefferson [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/GLsBSfM8j4mx_AdthT3xriEkYqIVNVrmktF7k-nwTd2N2tsoO3W25D4U7YACeDFSbpC7D8EjjBd81PNNFhCU-TYBkYPlLu-pd8oOI5aF7adfSSuHYjLuWvTI-iR4GL94Pec1ZZIV width="194" height="231" caption="After coming back to the U.S. from Russia he greeted me like hero. I consider him one of my closest friends. "]]

King StanisÅ‚aw II Augustus Poniatowski

[[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/t1av5LKC4wYqPCWxRFoV2ioPujatZFMiLtrpFsw2LfcQHDRm9rmr_Zb4fQIR7MfuFAhxSC9zMXkt5cWVwuTzUi6ZMAW5N6pVxu8sCixGVTdEwXC1ouF8xEaVlsGF727_OFKoNNLx width="177" height="306" caption="He saw that I was doing well in school and sent me to France for more education. "]]

General Horatio Gates [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/uBVYjmSblSilYzFk2IIqn8IIjG_eqQwobOK61R5lmKlK0Uh3sWoWVId86lPC2NuP-pra029qfNqLh2hmhrz-uF7K-SBRveaYwJw1o8vN_zv9qOzXheirqm6b1V8FG8jr9K-23zti width="214" height="275" caption="General put me in charge of planning the defensive strategy for the Battle of Saratoga. "]]

General George Washington [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/jysU3U3sAvIL0YpcL1uQ1ANJjhLcjPZKXmOfLnYYsxnPf8CHh_9zmTqIHIhN4G5Bczu9A5KDeYuKYrbMRaeZLt5NjQi-Md3qSl5WcStMmyoAAMV1im93-Vmv25viRKEaKBIFoSya width="190" height="232" caption="Washington commissioned me to build the military fortifications at West Point. "]]

The Second Continental Congress [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xgrqVEZtUx6q-HZwnJr9fOj-Dln3HAWrX7-dgMQ8eBNNe7ODa0WyNEsMm5zbmxaMcf9bq3UxfmK_gmAMH67FZUoOassB7l14JACbsX9Z_F1Jt-DtGYGPcqktzDSqRBXnObXlxF_A width="292" height="214" caption="The Second Continental Congress made me the colonel of engineers. "]]

About Me
 Hello! My name is Thaddeus Kosciusko. I was born and raised in Poland. I went to the Royal Military Academy of Warsaw and excelled in my studies. King StanisÅ‚aw II Augustus Poniatowski saw how well I was doing and sent me to France for more study. In France I continued my studies. I also developed an expertise in engineering. I returned to Poland in 1774 only to go to the American colonies 2 years later in 1776 to help with their war with Britain.

During the war I helped during the Battle of Saratoga. Using my engineering skills I made a temporary fort near Saratoga for the Patriots. I also made the defensive strategy battle plans. I guess you could say that I had a big part in the reason we won the Battle of Saratoga. It is considered to be the turning point in the war, and it is. I built the military fortifications at West Point. West Point was an important defensive position. After the war ended I was made a U.S. citizen, given a medal for my service to the Second Continental Congress, and made a brigadier general. I am very proud of my service in the Revolutionary War.

After the war I returned to Poland in 1784. There I helped my home country fight for independence from other European forces. I was the national hero of the insurrection of 1794. Sadly, I was wounded and taken prisoner by Russia. After they released me I returned to America on August 18, 1797. It is my second home. There I was welcomed as a hero, and it was great to be back. This is how far I have gotten in my life, and I hope for the best in the future.

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 * October 18, 1776: Today I was named Colonel of Engineers by the Second Continental Congress.
 * August 18, 1797: This is the day I returned to my second home, America, after being released from prison.
 * February 4, 1746: The exact day I was born, and every February 4 after it.

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 * April 4, 1794: Warsaw and Wilno, in my home country Poland, were relieved of enemy occupation.