General Kosciuszko 200th Anniversary of the Victory at Saratoga Plaque
Details:
Next to the grave of General Thaddeus Kościuszko, American and Polish hero in the crypt of St. Leonard; on the wall to the right of the tomb.
A brass inscribed plaque attached next to th town of Kościuszko.
The plaque remembers the Bicentennial of the Victory at Saratoga on October 17, 1777 where General Thaddeus Kościuszko played an integral part in this great battle of the American Revolution.
See Site Krakow, Generał Thaddeus Kościuszko Grave (ISOB), for more on the life of this famous Polish and American Hero.
Monument Text:
The inscription on the plaque is written in English and Polish. The English reads:
ON THE BICENTENNIAL
OF THE VICTORY AT
SARATOGA
OCTOBER 17, 1777
A GRATEFUL AMERICA
REMEMBERS
T. KOSCIUSZKO
FIGHTER FOR YOUR
AND OUR FREEDOM
A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF POLAND BY JOINT RESOLUTION
OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
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People:
Units:
United States Army
Wars:
American Revolutionary War
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