Stanisław Dunin-Wąsowicz

Count Stanisław Dunin-Wąsowicz (1785 in Volhynia, Ukraine – 1864 in Paris, France) was a Ukrainian-born Polish general of the November Uprising, Captain of the 1st Polish Lancers, Napoleon's bodyguard and aide-de-camp during his 1812 Russian Campaign.

Early life

Born into an old Dunin family, as the son of Count Adam Dunin-Wąsowicz, Łabędź coat of arms and his wife, Anna Maria Niemirycz, Klamry coat of arms.

Career

On December 5, 1812, with Napoleon's troops in disarray and freezing temperatures taking a heavy toll, Napoleon abandoned his Grand Army at Smarhon (then in the Russian Empire, now in Belarus) and retreated to Paris. Napoleon was accompanied only by a Mameluke bodyguard and Captain (Count) Dunin-Wąsowicz. Napoleon ordered that he should never be allowed to be captured alive and handed Count Dunin-Wąsowicz a set of pistols.^[1]

Bibliography

H. P Kosk Generalicja polska t. 2 wyd. Oficyna Wydawnicza "Ajaks" Pruszków 2001.

References

^ "Napoleon's Lithuanian Forces". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

External links

Lithuanian Quarterly Journal of Arts and Sciences Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Napoleon's Lithuanian Forces". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

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