Romuald Traugutt
Polish general
Died when: 38 years 202 days (462 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Romuald Traugutt (16 January 1826 – 5 August 1864) was a Polish general and war hero best known for commanding the January Uprising of 1863.From October 1863 to August 1864 he was the leader of the insurrection.
He headed the Polish national government from 17 October 1863 to 20 April 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs Office.Traugutt was born on the Šastakova estate in Hrodna Governorate of the Russian Empire (nowadays the village of Šastakova in Kamenets District of Belarus).
He graduated from the Svislac Gymnasium in 1842 and joined the army.Before the uprising he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Russian army, where he won distinction in the Crimean War.
He retired from the army in 1862 and became involved with Polish nationalists.After leading a partisan unit in the initial rebellion, he became leader of the rebel forces in October 1863.
After the uprising failed, Traugutt was betrayed by and sentenced to death by the Russian court.He was hanged near the Warsaw Citadel on 5 August 1864, aged 38, together with the rebel commanders Rafal Krajewski, Józef Toczyski, Roman Zulinski and Jan Jezioranski.
The Roman Catholic Church is considering his beatification due to his overwhelming devotion to God and sacrifice for his homeland Poland.
One of his early biographers has been the Marian Father, Józef Jarzebowski (1897-1964), who devoted three volumes to Traugutt's life and work.
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