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Prince Józef Poniatowski with Virtuti Militari star. In 1806, Lt. Gen. Prince Józef Poniatowski was promoted to commander-in-chief of all forces of the Duchy of Warsaw, the short-lived Polish state allied with Napoleon I of France. As one of the first recipients of the Virtuti Militari, Poniatowski insisted on the reintroduction of the ...
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈxɛnrɨɡ dɔmˈbrɔfskʲi]; also known as Johann Heinrich Dąbrowski (Dombrowski) [6] in German [7] and Jean Henri Dombrowski in French; [8] 2 August 1755 [a] – 6 June 1818) was a Polish general and statesman, widely respected after his death for his patriotic attitude, and described as a national hero who spent his whole life fighting ...
It also lists the recipients of Virtuti Militari and the Legion of Honour.) Stanisław Kirkor, Pod Sztandarami Napoleona , Londyn, 1982. (Under the Standards of Napoleon has lists of officers of the 4th, 7th and 9th Regiments of infantry of the Duchy of Warsaw which was the Polish Division in the service of France and Napoleon in Spain.
Virtuti Militari. The Virtuti Militari has been awarded to people, towns, military units and ships. In the list, places are listed under the ! sign, ships and units are listed under *, while the people are listed under their respective names.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Order of Virtuti Militari.
As a reward, Napoleon let Davout and his men enter Berlin first on 25 October 1806. Davout added to his renown in the battles of Eylau and Friedland . Napoleon left him as governor-general of the newly created Duchy of Warsaw following the Treaties of Tilsit in 1807, and the next year awarded him with the title of Duke of Auerstädt .
On 10 December 1806, he moved to the newly formed Polish Army in the cavalry of Colonel Wojciech Męciński. This unit was transformed into the 4th Military Regiment of the Duchy of Warsaw . Franciszek Fornalski participated in campaigns in Prussia (1806), Galicia (1809), Russia (1812) and Saxony (1813).
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Order of Virtuti Militari.