Chrzanowski, Adalbert
General, author. Born in the Palatinate of Cracow in 1788. He took part in Napoleon's campaign against Russia (1812), and fought at Leipzig, 1813, under the walls of Paris, 1814; and at Waterloo, 1815. After the downfall of Napoleon, he served in the national army of Poland, at that time reorganized as a kingdom by Emperor Alexander I, and served under Diebitschin in Turkey. 1828-29. Appointed lieutenant colonel, he was at Warsaw when the Polish revolution of 1830 broke out. Appointed commander of the fortress of Modlin, Jan., 1831, and subsequently chief of Skrzynecki's staff. He distinguished himself by his defense of the line of the Wieprz, by his victory at Kock, by his successful operations in Podlachia and, by his retreat to and from Zamosc, whence he transported a large part of artillery to the capital. Having been appointed general of a brigade, he was further promoted to the rank of general of division after the victory of Minsk, July 14, 1831. On Aug. 1831 he was appointed governor of Warsaw under Krukowiecki. From 1831 to 1849 he spent in obscurity. In 1849 he was chosen by Charles Albert of Sardinia as commander-in-chief in the War against Austria. Ramorino and Chrzanowski were charged with treachery; former was killed, the latter fled to Paris, whence he came to U.S. and lived in Louisiana for several years. He wrote several books in Polish. Died in Paris, France in 1861.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943