MILITARY PERSONNEL

Casimir Pulaski

1745 - 1779

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Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ puˈwaskʲi] ; March 4 or 6, 1745 – October 11, 1779), anglicised as Casimir Pulaski ( KA-zi-meer pə-LAS-kee), was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty". Born in Warsaw and following in his father's footsteps, he became interested in politics at an early age. He soon became involved in the military and in revolutionary affairs in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Pulaski was one of the leading military commanders for the Bar Confederation and fought against the Commonwealth's foreign domination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Casimir Pulaski is the 772nd most popular military personnel (down from 653rd in 2019), the 389th most popular biography from Poland (down from 336th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Polish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Casimir Pulaski ranks 772 out of 2,058. Before him are Erich Brandenberger, Heinz Hitler, Ottavio Piccolomini, Charles Huntziger, Juan José Flores, and Ludwig von Benedek. After him are Otozō Yamada, Minamoto no Yorimitsu, George W. Casey Jr., Nikolai Kuznetsov, Harold Lowe, and Wilhelm Rediess.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, Casimir Pulaski ranks 23. Before him are George Atwood, Jens Juel, Şahin Giray, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Valentin Haüy, and Denis Fonvizin. After him are Richard Bassett, Isaac Titsingh, Caspar Wessel, Johann Anton Güldenstädt, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Antonio José Cavanilles. Among people deceased in 1779, Casimir Pulaski ranks 8. Before him are Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Anton Raphael Mengs, Emperor Go-Momozono, Thomas Chippendale, Karim Khan Zand, and John Kay. After him are David Garrick, William Boyce, Tommaso Traetta, Louis de Jaucourt, Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, and Alessandro Albani.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Casimir Pulaski ranks 389 out of 1,694. Before him are Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1755), Samuel Goldwyn (1879), Czesława Kwoka (1943), Johann Daniel Titius (1729), Karol Świerczewski (1897), and Izabela Czartoryska (1746). After him are Joachim Meisner (1933), Krystian Zimerman (1956), Maria Cunitz (1610), Arthur Greiser (1897), Mieszko III the Old (1126), and Gustav Flatow (1875).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Poland

Among military personnels born in Poland, Casimir Pulaski ranks 34. Before him are Eberhard von Mackensen (1889), Heinz Reinefarth (1903), Maximilian von Prittwitz (1848), Walther Nehring (1892), Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz (1893), and Karol Świerczewski (1897). After him are Helmuth von Pannwitz (1898), Hans Karl von Diebitsch (1785), Max von Gallwitz (1852), Hellmuth Stieff (1901), Hermann von Eichhorn (1848), and Zygmunt Berling (1896).

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