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General Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument

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Details:

On the grounds of the US Embassy.

Statue

A metal bust atop a one-meter-high white pillar commemorating Tadeusz Kościuszko, who was born in what is now Kosava, Belarus.  Although Belarus did not exist as a country while Kościuszko lived, Belarus recognizes him quietly as a "great son of the Belarusian land," based on his birthplace. Ambassador George Krol donated and dedicated the monument in July 2005

 

Kościuszko took part in the American Revolutionary War as a Colonel in the Continental Army. An accomplished military architect, he designed and oversaw the construction of state-of-the-art fortifications, including those at West Point, New York. In 1783, in recognition of his services, the Continental Congress promoted him to brigadier general.

Source of information: by.usembassy.gov, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Ko%C5%9Bciuszko, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemoration_of_Tadeusz_Ko%C5%9Bciuszko, museumkossovo.by/ru/kossovo/memorialnyj-muzej-usadba-im-t-kostyushko

Monument Text:

On the base of the bust:

KOSCIUSZKO

 

 

On the metal plate attached to the front of the pillar:   

                                                      

Dedicated July 6, 2005

Gift of Ambassador George A. Krol

Commemorates:

People:

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Units:

United States Army

Wars:

American Revolutionary War

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