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General Casimir Pulaski is a bronze equestrian statue of Casimir Pulaski, a military man born in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He joined the military at a young age, fighting for removal of the king, who was backed by Russia. After his side lost the war, he fled to Paris, where he met Benjamin Franklin.
Count Casimir Pulaski is a public artwork by American artist Joseph Kiselewski located in Pulaski Park, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The bronze statue is a 6-foot, full-length portrait of Count Casimir Pulaski standing atop a 17-foot granite pedestal.
General Casimir Pulaski Pulaski equestrian statue at Pulaski Park in Manchester, New Hampshire Pulaski Park in Northampton, Massachusetts Sits on Main Street between City Hall and the historic Academy of Music Theater. Northampton and the surrounding area are home to many Polish-American immigrants and their descendants.
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ puˈwaskʲi] ⓘ; March 4 or 6, 1745 [a] – October 11, 1779), anglicized as Casimir Pulaski (/ ˈ k æ z ɪ m ɪər p ə ˈ l æ s k i / KAZ-im-eer pə-LASK-ee), was a Polish nobleman, [b] soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty".
The monument has a bronze bas relief of mounted Pulaski, and is topped with a statue of Liberty, with the stars and stripes banner. [2] [7] The monument was designed by Robert Launitz. [3] The bas relief was designed by Henryk Dmochowski, and shows the moment of Pulaski's death.
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This is a separate holiday from the federal observance, General Pulaski Memorial Day, which commemorates Pulaski's death from wounds suffered at the Siege of Savannah October 11, 1779. Illinois enacted a law on September 13, 1977, to celebrate the birthday of Casimir Pulaski and held the first official Pulaski Day celebrations in 1978.
In the center of the square is an 1853 monument honoring General Casimir Pulaski. The cornerstone of the monument was laid by Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette — in Chippewa Square – in 1825. Due to financial limitations, an obelisk in Johnson Square served as a joint memorial to Nathanael Greene and Pulaski for several years. By 1852 ...