Revolutionary Association
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The Revolutionary Association was a Polish 18th century underground society, founded in Warsaw
. Created at the outbreak of the Kościuszko's Uprising by the envoy of Tadeusz Kościuszko
, Tomasz Maruszewski
, it united a number of officers of the Warsaw Garrison, incl. Michał Chomentowski and Grzegorz Ropp. Its sole aim was to prepare the Warsaw Uprising (1794)
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Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. Created at the outbreak of the Kościuszko's Uprising by the envoy of Tadeusz Kościuszko
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...
, Tomasz Maruszewski
Tomasz Maruszewski
Tomasz Maruszewski was a prominent participant in the Kościuszko Uprising.A burgher and Polish Jacobin, he was a member of Kołłątaj's Forge and was ennobled by the Great Sejm in 1790....
, it united a number of officers of the Warsaw Garrison, incl. Michał Chomentowski and Grzegorz Ropp. Its sole aim was to prepare the Warsaw Uprising (1794)
Warsaw Uprising (1794)
The Warsaw Uprising of 1794 was an armed Polish insurrection by the city's populace early in the Kościuszko Uprising. Supported by the Polish Army, it aimed to throw off Russian control of the Polish capital city...
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