#polish uniform

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Polish-Russian War (1830-31)

Rifleman of the Mining corps (top right)

Podlasie Riflemen Battalion (top left)

Krupie Riflemen (bottom left)

Juliusz Małachowski's Sandomierz Sharpshooters Battalion. (bottom right)

Painting by B. Gembarzewski.

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MATEUSZ WIĘCŁAWEK in ''Zieja'', dir. Robert Gliński, Poland

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Officer of a Light Cavalry Regiment of the Guards Dressed in Full Dress

Jan Chełmiński (Polish, 1851-1925)

Look at Napoleon being all grumpy in the back.

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Piechota,‎ ‎artyleria,‎ ‎kawaleria‎ ‎i‎ ‎kozacy‎ ‎w‎ ‎r.‎ ‎1792 (1939)

Stanisław Haykowski (Polish, 1902 - 1943)

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Prince Poniatowski’s Escort

Jan Chełmiński (Polish, 1851-1925)

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A Lancer of the 11th Polish Uhlans

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Polish Army in France (1917)

Wladyslaw Theodore Benda (Polish, 1873–1948)

The Blue Army, also known as Haller's Army, was a Polish military force formed in France in 1917 during World War I. It was made up largely of Polish volunteers from the United States, Canada, and Europe, including former prisoners of war from the Austro-Hungarian and German armies.

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Battle of Raszyn (1913)

Wojciech Kossak (Polish, 1857-1942)

The Battle of Raszyn, fought on April 19, 1809, near Warsaw, was a key engagement between the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw, led by Prince Józef Poniatowski, and the Austrian Empire under Archduke Ferdinand Karl. Although tactically indecisive, the battle was strategically significant: the Polish forces, outnumbered and facing a stronger Austrian army, managed to hold their ground and then executed a strategic withdrawal to defend Warsaw. This maneuver allowed Poniatowski to avoid a direct siege and later launch a successful counteroffensive into Austrian-controlled Galicia, boosting Polish morale and weakening Austrian control in the region.