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Northern Legions
The Northern Legions (; ) were infantry and cavalry units of the Polish Legions (Napoleonic period), Polish Legions, during the campaign of the War of the Fourth Coalition fought against the Kingdom of Prussia. It consisted of Polish people, Polish soldiers, mostly originating as the deserters from the Royal Prussian Army of the Napoleonic Wars, Royal Prussian Army. Two legions were founded on 20 September 1806, and were eventually incorporated into a singular formation on 20 March 1807. It was eventually disbanded in 1808, and incorporated into the 2nd Legion of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw. History The Northern Legions were established under decrees issued by Napoleon Bonaparte on 20 September 1806, during the War of the Fourth Coalition against the Kingdom of Prussia. They utilised Polish soldiers that had Desertion, deserted from the Royal Prussian Army of the Napoleonic Wars, Royal Prussian Army.''Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa'', vol. 2, 2nd edition. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (, , or simply , ) is a West Slavic languages, West Slavic language of the Lechitic languages, Lechitic subgroup, within the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is written in the Latin script. It is primarily spoken in Poland and serves as the official language of the country, as well as the language of the Polish diaspora around the world. In 2024, there were over 39.7 million Polish native speakers. It ranks as the sixth-most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional Dialects of Polish, dialects. It maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, Honorifics (linguistics), honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (, , , , , , , , ) to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet. The traditional set compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
