Ludwik Mierosławski
Polish general
Died when: 64 years 309 days (778 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Ludwik Adam Mieroslawski (Polish pronunciation: ['ludvik mj?r?'swafsk?i];January 17, 1814 in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne – November 22, 1878 in Paris) was a Polish general, writer, poet, historian and political activist.
Took part in the November Uprising of the 1830s, after its fall he emigrated to France, where he taught Slavic history and military theory.
Chosen as a commander for the Greater Poland Uprising of 1846, he was taken prisoner early but amnestied during the Spring of Nations.
In 1848 and 1849 he fought for the insurgents in Baden and in the Electorate of the Palatinate.Afterwards he returned to France; he also had contacts with Italian activists like Giuseppe Garibaldi.
He also took part in the January Uprising in the 1860s, as the first of four dictators of the Uprising.
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