Casimir Pulaski

Kazimierz Michał Waclaw Viktor Pułaski ( in the United States and Casimir Pulaski, born March 6, 1745 in Warsaw, † October 11, 1779 in Savannah, Georgia) was a Polish nobleman, one of the leaders of the Confederation of Bar, and a general of the Continental Army in the American war of Independence.

He is regarded as the founder of the American Cavalry ( " Father of the American Cavalry "). At the head of his cavalry legion, he defeated on May 10, 1779, British at Charleston (South Carolina). He died of his injuries after the siege of Savannah (Georgia ).

Honors

After Pulaski some places and counties were named in the U.S., including Pulaski in Oswego County or Pulaski, Tennessee. In addition, a steamer, USS Pulaski, and a submarine of the U.S. Navy, USS Casimir Pulaski, a fort in the Civil War, Fort Pulaski. Next, there is the General Pulaski Skyway, an elevated bridge in New Jersey, and a Pulaski Monument on the Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC

The living quarters of the U.S. Army in Kaiserslautern-West hot Pulaski Barracks.

In the cities of Chicago and New York, there is an annual Casimir Pulaski Day Parade. Pulaski was awarded posthumously in 2009 as the last of the current seven people made ​​an honorary citizen of the United States.