Jan Nepomucen Morawski

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Jan Nepomucen Antoni Morawski was born before May 14, 1744 in Grzybowo Panieńskim (now suburb of Gniezno) in the bourgeois family Joseph (butcher) and Jadwiga from the house Radoszewicz. He did not attend school (he could not read or write in 1768), but in Gniezno he met one of the butchers. An apprentice of Gniezno's butcher's guild in 1764. He married Marianne at the turn of 1764/65 and had a daughter and three sons with her. He became "younger" of the butcher's guild in 1767. He fled the city that year, because he fell into conflict with the city council.

He formed a squad (mainly of the townspeople) fighting Russian patrols on the news of the outbreak of the Bar Confederation. He himself later recognized the Confederation of Confederate authorities, among others. Gniezno became famous for his mastery. He obtained the patent of the lieutenant in November 1768 from Ignacy Malczewski and the assignment to the commander of H. Roszkowski. At the turn of November / December 1768 he took part in the expedition in Pomerania. On December 3, during the pogrom at Chojnice, he saved part of the party. He became the captain of the Malanów Congress (January / February 1769) and soon joined Malczewski. On March 20, he commanded the rear guard of his division after losing the battle at Pakość, attacked by the Russians at Wilczyn. After the dissolution of the army by Malczewski, Gniezno, also threatening Poznan. He battled under the Slasher, Powidz and Lądem, where in May 1769 he was wounded and ran hard. On June 23, his unit was one of the first to enter the abandoned Russians. July 5-8 Morawski received the rank of colonel on the so-called. Poznanian wheel. In summer 1769 he was active in Pomerania: he won under Torun on 21 August and on 14 September at Radomin. He commanded one of the regiments in September, and in autumn 1769 he also spent in Pomerania: December 8 he contributed to the victory at Świecie and abolished the Prussian unit at Chojnice. On January 29, 1770 he distinguished himself in the battle of Kcynia. In February 1770 he insured Malczewski's expedition to Warsaw. On March 11, 1770, in Dolsk, at the hands of the nobles, he did not receive the dignity of the regiment of the Wielkopolska armies, but did not recognize Józef Zaremba as General. On April 5, he fought from under the Kościan, leaving Poznań in the presence of General Rönny's troops. In the vicinity of Wschowa he gathered again the unit and moved to Poznań, but he was captured in the village of Łęczyca. He escaped from jail in Poznan on June 8, 1770 and surrendered to Zaremba, but after surrendering to Malczewski, he abandoned him. The rivalry of both chieftains lasted until the arrest of Malczewski in Buk in January 1771. Morawski and Zaremba participated in the siege of Poznan (where he was seriously wounded) and in the battle of Widawa. He was captured by Russians under Piotrkow on June 25, 1771, and after his escape he was arrested again and sent to Tobolsk. In 1774 he returned to Poland and served in 1794 in the national cavalry regiment of the Binianowski. He supported the Constitution on 3 May. Probably took part in the Polish-Russian war of 1792. From May 27 in the Kościuszko Uprising he commanded as a major regiment of militia of the Łęczyca Province, and then regiment of light driving. From July to August 1794 he participated in the defense of the capital.

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