Ludwik Narbutt
Encyclopedia
Ludwik Narbutt was a Polish noble
and a notable military commander during the January Uprising
. Son of Teodor Narbutt
, he led a large unit of Polish insurgents in the region of the town of Lida
, from the start of the uprising till his death in combat on 5 May 1863.
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
and a notable military commander during the January Uprising
January Uprising
The January Uprising was an uprising in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire...
. Son of Teodor Narbutt
Teodor Narbutt
Teodor Narbutt was a Polish–Lithuanian writer, Romantic historian and military engineer...
, he led a large unit of Polish insurgents in the region of the town of Lida
Lida
Lida is a city in western Belarus in Hrodna Voblast, situated 160 km west of Minsk. It is the fourteenth largest city in Belarus.- Etymology :...
, from the start of the uprising till his death in combat on 5 May 1863.
Further reading
- Paweł Komorowski, Aleksander Kołyszko, Ludwik Narbutt - Z dziejów historycznej świadomości Polaków na Ziemi Lidzkiej , Wydawnictwo Retro-Art, Warszawa-Lida 1999