Ignacy Działyński
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Ignacy Erazm Działyński (1754-1797) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) of Ogończyk Coat of Arms and a military officer, known for the participation in the Warsaw Uprising of 1794.
Born in 1754 in Konarzew near Poznań, he was the son of voivode of Kalisz Augustyn Radomiecki and his wife Anna. Orphaned early by his father he was raised by his father-in-law, Great Lithuanian Marshal Władysaw Gótowski. Educated in jesuit school in Poznań and Collegium Nobilium in Warsaw, in 1784 he married Szczęsna Woroniczówna, daughter of castellan of Bełsk and owner of much land in Wołyń.
In 1780 he joined the Polish Army with the rank of rotmistrz of cavalry. On 23 December 1788 he bought from general Aleksander Mycielski the rank of colonel and the command of 10th Regiment on Foot. That regiment, know as the 'Radzyński Regiment' (of the Ordynacja Rydzyńska) under his command became known as 'Działyński Regiment'. He was a deputy for the famous Sejm Wielki where together with Jan Kiliński he was one of the leaders of the 'moderate' faction, supporting the of king Stanisław August Poniatowski, Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791, and advocating strenghenting of the army, enfranchisement of the burghers and alliance with revolutionary France. The following year together with his regiment he took part in the ill-fated War in Defense of the Constitution (battle of Swisłocz, battle of Zelwa on 4th July, battle of Izabelin on 5th July, battle of Piaski, battle of Granne and battle of Krzemień on 24th July).
Together with his unit he took a leading role in the Warsaw Uprising of 1794 during the early stages of the Kościuszko Uprising (April 17-19). Later he fought in the battle of Biała, battle of Nowe Miasto on 3rd May, battle of Chełm on 8th June, battle of Kurów, battle of Gołków on 9th July, battle for Warsaw-Wola on 27th July and 28th August and the battle of Maciejowice on 10th October.
He was preparing for the Uprising since 1793, and he continued his opposition to the Russians invasion and partitions of Poland by organising resistance in Wołyń until he was arrested in 1794 and sentenced to exile to Berezowo in Siberia.
Freemason[link]. Received Order of the White Eagle (1791) and Order of Saint Stanislaus.
References
- This article incorporates text translated from [the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article] as of 10 April 2006.
- [Battles of the Polish 10th Regiment on Foot]
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