Tomasz Maruszewski
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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.
After pro-reform forces were defeated in the 1792 War in Defense of the Constitution
, together with Hugo Kołłątaj he emigrated to Saxony
, but in 1793 he returned to Poland.
On behalf of Tadeusz Kościuszko
he went to Warsaw
, were he helped organize the Warsaw Uprising
. When the Uprising had succeeded, he was likely responsible for the subsequent execution of Targowica Confederation
members.
He left Poland again after the defeat of the Kościuszko Uprising
and the third partition of Poland (1795).
To the end he worked closely with Kołłątaj.
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...
.
A burgher
Bourgeoisie
In sociology and political science, bourgeoisie describes a range of groups across history. In the Western world, between the late 18th century and the present day, the bourgeoisie is a social class "characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture." A member of the...
and Polish Jacobin, he was a member of Kołłątaj's Forge
Kołłątaj's Forge
Kołłątaj's Forge was a group of social and political activists, publicists and writers from the period of the Great Sejm in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth....
and was ennobled by the Great Sejm
Great Sejm
The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm was a Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in Warsaw, beginning in 1788...
in 1790.
After pro-reform forces were defeated in the 1792 War in Defense of the Constitution
Polish-Russian War of 1792
The Polish–Russian War of 1792 or War in Defence of the Constitution was fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on one side, and the Targowica Confederation and the Russian Empire on the other....
, together with Hugo Kołłątaj he emigrated to Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, but in 1793 he returned to Poland.
On behalf 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...
he went to Warsaw
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...
, were he helped organize the Warsaw Uprising
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...
. When the Uprising had succeeded, he was likely responsible for the subsequent execution of Targowica Confederation
Targowica Confederation
The Targowica Confederation was a confederation established by Polish and Lithuanian magnates on 27 April 1792, in Saint Petersburg, with the backing of the Russian Empress Catherine II. The confederation opposed the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791, which had been adopted by the Great Sejm,...
members.
He left Poland again after the defeat of 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...
and the third partition of Poland (1795).
To the end he worked closely with Kołłątaj.