Jan Dembowski (general)
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Jan Dembowski (Dębowski) (1770, Dębowa Góra – 1823) was a Polish general (promoted in 1812) and political activist.


Military career

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, who lived out his life in Italy. 1770 births 1823 deaths People from Kutno County Clan of Jelita Polish generals Italian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars {{Poland-mil-bio-stub