A longtime friend of Thomas Jefferson, he directed the crossing of the Yadkin and Dan rivers while serving under Nathanel Greene and later conducted a blockade of Charleston.  He rose to fame in his homeland after the Battle of Dubienka and his manif
A longtime friend of Thomas Jefferson, he directed the crossing of the Yadkin and Dan rivers while serving under Nathanel Greene and later conducted a blockade of Charleston.  He rose to fame in his homeland after the Battle of Dubienka and his manifesto of Polaniec helped to spur on the struggle against Russian invaders in the face of a third partition.  Though he led bayonet charges during the defense of Warsaw, he was eventually captured and jailed by Catherine the Great's forces. FTP, identify this Polish army officer and statesman, the namesake of Australia's highest peak.
A longtime friend of Thomas Jefferson, he directed the crossing of the Yadkin and Dan rivers while serving under Nathanel Greene and later conducted a blockade of Charleston.  
Tadeusz Kosciuszko