Casimir Pulaski: The Polish Hero of the American Revolution

[@Artur_M.]

Very good coverage of the life of Casimir Pulaski (Kazimierz Pułaski) and his role in the American Revolutionary War, one of the better (in English) I saw. This includes the critical points and the handling of the recent discoveries about his body. I want to add two points: 1. While Pułaski's insistence on creating a Polish-style lancers' formation in the Continental Army was indeed not very practical, the formation itself wasn't as outdated as this video makes it out to be. It in fact became quite popular in the European armies during the Napoleonic Wars and in their aftermath (including the British Army). Also, it was technically classified as light cavalry. Although, one might argue that it was a universal cavalry formation in practice: performing both traditional roles of light and heavy cavalry. 2. At 9:05 we can hear Ben Franklin referring to Pułaski as "count". This is technically incorrect, as he didn't hold that title. Traditionally all of the Polish nobility was considered legally equal, with no additional ranks and fancy titles beyond simply being a noble. There were some exceptions, but Pułaski (despite his family being above average in wealth and influence among the nobility) wasn't one of them. Fun fact: Pułaski isn't the only Polish nobleman frequently and incorrectly referred to as 'count'. Other examples include Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki - an explorer, who named Australia's highest mountain after Tadeusz Kościuszko, and Casimir Markievicz (Kazimierz Dunin-Markiewicz) - a painter and husband of the Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz.

[@freehistory]

Thanks for the input!

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Father …& Mother of American Calvary

[@asienlatierra]

So, all the more reason, WHEN, THE MUSICAL pULASKI - ¿Entonces, con más motivo, pARA CUÁNDO, EL MUSICAL pULASKI