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Jozeph or Jozef Miaczinsky (1751-1793) was a Polish general (chef de brigade) who joined the French Army. In 1793 he was accused of criminal and counter revolutionary activities and subsequently executed.

Life
He was born in Selec on 21 April 1743 or in Lublin in 1751 as he told the court.

In 1768, he became one of the military leaders of the Bar Confederation, and was made a marshal of Belz. He was friendly with colonel Dumouriez. In 1770 Dumouriez undertook a mission into Poland to the Confederation of Bar, where, in addition to his political business, he organized a Polish militia for the War of the Bar Confederation. On 23 May, his Polish soldiers were smashed by the Russian forces of General Alexander Suvorov in the Battle of Lanckorona.

In April 1771 Miaczinsky was given command of 300 men around Biała, but was the 20 May, the counter-attack of Russian. On 23 May, when the defeat of Lanckorona, he was taken prisoner by the Russians. Released against a ransom he joined the troops of the confederation. In 1772, Dumouriez returned to Paris, perhaps accompanied by Miaczinsky.

In 1780 Miaczinsky married Maria Francesca Chaboteau in Paris in the church of Saint-Eustache, Paris. The couple had two children.

On 3 October 1792 he was in Sedan, Ardennes, protecting the northeast of France.

On 1 April Dumouriez asked him to arrest the four commissionaires.

On 2 April Dumouriez sent him to Orchies and Lille to search for a certain Duval, likely the governor of the city, to arrest the other commissioners and save the "treasure" (the bonds).

The city of Lille was successfully defended by Saint-Georges against Miaczinsky who was sent by Dumouriez to seize the city. His troops were forced to camp outside the city walls. He was arrested on the evening of 2 April and transported to Paris.

On 6 May he was heard by the Revolutionary Tribunal. The accusateur public asked to sent Chevalier de Saint-Georges to witness.

On 17 May the trial against general Miaczinsky started (headed by Jacques-Bernard-Marie Montané); Captain Collin was interrogated.

Convicted on 17 May by the Revolutionary Tribunal, he was guillotined in the morning of 22 May.