Jan Jerzy Giessler of Złotorzek (his surname also rendered as Gizler, Giesler or Gisiler; late 18th century) was a Polish military officer. Born to Johann Giessler, an Austrian officer in Polish military service, Jan Jerzy Giessler also joined the Polish Army, eventually rising to the rank of

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of the

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. He was also ennobled and received the coat of arms of Złotorzek. He was the commanding officer of the

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during the

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. He distinguished himself during the Warsaw Insurrection of 1794, for which he was promoted to the rank of Major General and his unit, initially battalion-sized, was expanded to full regiment. He was taken prisoner by the Russians during the

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* 18th-century Polish military personnel Generals of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish nobility Generals of the Kościuszko Uprising Polish people of Austrian descent {{Austria-bio-stub