Tadeusz Kosciuszko (pronounce Kosh - choo - shko) played a significant role in the rebellions of two, wholly separate, nations, Polish and American.
He led the Polish-Lithuanian uprising of 1794, winning several key conflicts before being defeated by vastly superior forces: the combined might of Prussia, Russia and Austria. When captured he said Jeszcze Polska nie zginela poki my zyjemy - Poland is not dead whilst we live. Words that are the begininig of present Polish national anthem.
During the American War of Independence Kosciuszko served as both an engineer and a field commander, eventually earning the title of Brigadier General.
There is an impressive Kosciuszko monumentet i Central Park in New York but not in Poland. In USA there is also Kosciuszko national park and i Australia, the highest mounatin is named after Kosciuszko. But in Poland only some streets do have his name. Polish Army Forces formed in May 1943, during WW II in Sielce, Russia were (are) carrying his name.
Sitting in the sunny Central Park in New York, I am wondering:
Why there is not a single Kosciuszko monument in the capital of Poland, Warszawa
