Wikipedia:POTD column/February 16, 2006



Tadeusz Kościuszko was a Polish national hero, general and a leader of the Kościuszko Uprising against Russia in 1794. In this painting, he is shown taking the oath as leader of Kościuszko Uprising in Kraków market square. He also fought in the American Revolutionary War as a colonel in the Continental Army on the side of Washington.

Painting credit: Wojciech Kossak Archive - Nominate new image