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Proclamation to the Rising Nation Under Tadeusz Kościuszko

1794

A 1794 printed appeal to the Polish nation rising under Kościuszko's leadership during the insurrection.

This 1794 pamphlet calls on the nation to rise under Kościuszko's leadership during the uprising he led.

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Proclamation to the Rising Nation Under Tadeusz Kościuszko
Do Powstaiącego Narodu Pod Naczelnictwem Tadeusza Kosciuszki, 1794. Scanned book, Internet Archive.

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What it is

This is a printed Polish-language pamphlet from 1794, addressed to the nation rising under the leadership of Tadeusz Kościuszko. It responds to recent events, including foreign interference and domestic upheaval in Poland.

Why it matters

The text shows how contemporaries framed the uprising as a response to betrayal and foreign domination, invoking Kościuszko's leadership as a rallying point. It is a window into the language and emotions used to mobilize people during the insurrection of 1794.

  • What events does the text blame for Poland's troubles?
  • How does the author try to stir feeling in the reader?
  • Why might Kościuszko's name be used as a symbol in this kind of writing?

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