Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski
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Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (25 October 1769 – 29 September 1802) was a Polish general and military commander, who fought for France during the Napoleonic Wars. He is the first known Polish general of African descent.
Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski | |
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Nickname(s) | Murzynek |
Born | (1769-10-25)25 October 1769 Gdańsk, Poland |
Died | 29 September 1802(1802-09-29) (aged 32) Jérémie, Haiti |
Allegiance | |
Years of service | 1786–1802 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Battles/wars | Szczekociny, Warsaw, Maciejowice and Praga, Kościuszko Uprising, Haitian Revolution |
After enlisting in the colonial service, he died of yellow fever in 1802 in Saint-Domingue,[1][2] where the Polish Legionnaires were initially fighting with the French against former enslaved African Haitians seeking freedom. Many other French and Poles also died of yellow fever and Napoleon withdrew his surviving forces.
Some of the Polish soldiers allied with the slaves in their quest for freedom, and about 400 settled on the island after the war. They were granted full citizenship by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who led the country.[3]