Samuel Różycki (1781–1834) was an officer in the
Polish Legions of the Napoleonic period, then in the army of the
Duchy of Warsaw
The Duchy of Warsaw ( pl, Księstwo Warszawskie, french: Duché de Varsovie, german: Herzogtum Warschau), also known as the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and Napoleonic Poland, was a French client state established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807, during ...
and later of
Congress Poland
Congress Poland, Congress Kingdom of Poland, or Russian Poland, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland, was a polity created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as a semi-autonomous Polish state, a successor to Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. It ...
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He joined the insurgents during the
November Uprising
The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution,
was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in ...
and was one of its generals. He emigrated after its failure, first to France, then to Switzerland (he died in
Bern).
He was awarded the Gold Cross of the
Virtuti Militari
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, Cavalier of the Legion of Honour,
Order of St. Stanislaus
The Order of Saint Stanislaus ( pl, Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Poni ...
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1781 births
1834 deaths
Polish generals
Recipients of the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
Generals of the November Uprising
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