(Bronze Plaque):Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski 1748-1779The bronze equestrian statue of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, portrays the Revolutionary War hero in the uniform of a Polish cavalry commander. Born in Winiary, Poland on March . . . — — Map (db m17615) HM
[Plaque on the south side]:
Count Casimir Pulaski
“Father of the American Cavalry”
Born in Poland 1747; came to America 1777, entering as a volunteer; distinguished himself at Battle of Brandywine, promoted to the Rank . . . — — Map (db m26589) HM
The great Polish patriot to whose memory this monument is erected was mortally wounded approximately one-half mile northwest of this spot during the assault by the French and American forces on the British lines around Savannah, October 9, 1779. . . . — — Map (db m5483) HM
The monument erected in this Square to the memory of General Casimir Pulaski, who fell at Savannah in the cause of American Independence, was completed in 1854. The corner-stone was laid, with impressive ceremonies, October 11, 1853 - the 74th . . . — — Map (db m5482) HM
This monument to General Casimir Pulaski, who on Oct. 11, 1779 gave his life at Savannah, Georgia, in the cause of America independence, is a gift to the city of Detroit from the Central Citizens Committee in behalf of 400,000 Americans of Polish . . . — — Map (db m21877) HM
To the memory of Gen. Casimir Pulaski, Polish Patriot who fought for freedom on two continents. He volunteered his services to the Continental Army of the U. S. For distinguished service at the Battle of Brandywine, he was appointed a Brigadier . . . — — Map (db m18166) HM
Through this square ran the southern line of defenses of the British who held Savannah from December 29, 1778 to July 11, 1782. After a siege of 22 days, at dawn of October 9, 1779, the strong western defenses on the line of the present West Broad . . . — — Map (db m71986) HM
Polish volunteer, commanded cavalry detachment helping to cover Washington's retreat from Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777. As brigadier general, served Sept. 1777 - March 1778 as first overall commander of the Continental Army's cavalry. He was mortally . . . — — Map (db m8278) HM
Near this spot two notable heroes of the American Revolution were mortally wounded in the ill-fated assault by the American and French forces upon the British lines here on October 9, 1779.
Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski, the famous Polish patriot, . . . — — Map (db m6698) HM
The 1779 Battle of Savannah was one of
the deadliest of the entire American Revolution.
The overwhelming defeat of French and
American forces resulted in an allied
withdrawal and in approximately 800 wounded
or killed, with British losses . . . — — Map (db m189564) HM
When political dissent evolved into armed
revolution in America, Oglethorpe's colony
had only been in existence for four decades.
Georgians confronted the same political and
economic issues associated with British
taxation as the more . . . — — Map (db m19323) HM
Before and during the American Revolution many noted patriots worshiped here, including George Washington, Martha Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Count Casimir Pulaski and the Marquis de Lafayette.
In 1792 . . . — — Map (db m27189) HM
The town sprang up at the coming of the railroad and was first known as Martin's Tank. Governor John Floyd lived near by. The county seat was moved here from Newbern in 1894. The town, like the county, was named for Count Casimir Pulaski, killed in . . . — — Map (db m23914) HM
Dedicated in honorable memory to Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski 1748 ----- 1779 Fought and died for American Independence by Act of Mayor and Council of the Borough of North Arlington September 18, 1955 Mayor Leonard Barnett Councilmen J. M. . . . — — Map (db m20747) HM
Fotheringay was the home of George Hancock (1754-1820), a colonel in the Virginia Line during the Revolutionary War and aide-de-camp to Count Casimir Pulaski. He later served in both the Virginia House of Delegates and in the U.S. Congress, and was . . . — — Map (db m23904) HM
