Polish Legions
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The Polish Legions were military formations composed largely of Polish volunteers that fought under foreign banners—most famously alongside Napoleon—in hopes of restoring Poland’s independence.
Aliases (2)
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish military unit
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military formation → |
| composedOf |
Polish volunteers
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| conflict |
Napoleonic Wars
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| country |
Poland
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| formedFrom |
Polish soldiers of former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Polish émigrés → |
| foughtAlongside |
Napoleonic France
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| hasGoal |
restoration of Polish independence
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| historicalPeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century → |
| ideology |
Polish nationalism
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| influenced |
19th-century European revolutionary movements
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Polish military traditions → |
| inspiredBy |
Kościuszko Uprising
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| languageOfPersonnel |
Polish
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| legacy |
precursor to later Polish national armies
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| mottoOrIdeal |
For our freedom and yours
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| notableAllegiance |
First French Empire
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French First Republic → |
| notableTheaterOfWar |
Central Europe
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Italy → |
| operatedUnder |
foreign command
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| opposed |
partitioning powers of Poland
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| partOf |
Polish independence movement
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| recruitmentBase |
Polish diaspora
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Polish territories under partition → |
| symbolOf |
Polish struggle for independence
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| typeOfWarfare |
conventional land warfare
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| usedBanner |
foreign flags
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Antoni Pająk
("Polish Legions in World War I")
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Eduard Rydz-Śmigły ("Polish Legions in World War I") → |
memberOf |
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Józef Piłsudski
("Polish Legions in World War I")
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Władysław Raczkiewicz ("Polish Legions in World War I") → |
militaryBranch |
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Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
("Polish Legions in World War I")
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Zygmunt Berling ("Polish Legions in World War I") → |
servedIn |
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Polish independence movement
("Polish Legions in World War I")
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hasPart |
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Polish Army
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historicalName |
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Józef Lipski
("Polish Legions in World War I")
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militaryService |
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Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
("Polish Legions in Italy")
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originalContext |
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Polish Socialist Party
("Polish Legions in World War I")
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participatedIn |
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Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
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subject |