Józef Hauke-Bosak
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Count Józef Hauke-Bosak (March 19, 1834, Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
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 – January 21, 1871) was a Polish
Poland
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 general
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 in the January Uprising
January Uprising
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, and commander of the Polish army in Lesser Poland, the closest collaborator of rebellion leader Romuald Traugutt
Romuald Traugutt
Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...

. He fought many successful battles against the Russia
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ns in this region. He fled Poland after the Uprising collapsed in 1864. He died in the post of commander of brigade in the French army
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 at Vosges
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, during the Franco-Prussian war
Franco-Prussian War
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 in 1871.
He was also cousin to Julia Hauke.

See also

  • Hauke-Bosak family
    Hauke-Bosak family
    The Hauke-Bosak are originally a German middle class family of allegedly Dutch origin, who after having settled in Poland at the end of the 18th century achieved great importance and titles of nobility in Congress Poland and the Russian Empire...

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