Józef Niemojewski
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Józef Niemojewski (born July 4, 1769 in Śrem
- died July 16, 1839 in Rokitnica
) was a Brigadier General
of the Duchy of Warsaw
, Major General
of the Polish insurrectionist forces in Wielkopolska during the Greater Poland Uprising (1794) and the Kościuszko Uprising
, Brigadier General
in the Grande Armée of Napoleon Bonaparte and elected starosta
of Śrem eldership
.
Srem
Śrem is a town on the Warta river in central Poland. It has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; from 1975 to 1998 it was part of the Poznań Voivodeship...
- died July 16, 1839 in Rokitnica
Rokitnica
Rokitnica may refer to the following places in Poland:*Rokitnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Rokitnica, Łask County in Łódź Voivodeship *Rokitnica, Zgierz County in Łódź Voivodeship...
) was a Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
of the Duchy of Warsaw
Duchy of Warsaw
The Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon I in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony...
, Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
of the Polish insurrectionist forces in Wielkopolska during the Greater Poland Uprising (1794) and the Kościuszko Uprising
Kosciuszko Uprising
The Kościuszko Uprising was an uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in Poland, Belarus and Lithuania in 1794...
, Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
in the Grande Armée of Napoleon Bonaparte and elected starosta
Starosta
Starost is a title for an official or unofficial position of leadership that has been used in various contexts through most of Slavic history. It can be translated as "elder"...
of Śrem eldership
Eldership
Eldership may refer to:* Eldership , the governance of a local congregation by elders* Elderships of Lithuania, the smallest Lithuanian administrative divisions* Starostwo , a medieval Polish office granted by the king...
.