Piotr Wysocki
November Uprising participent
Died when: 77 years 118 days (927 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Piotr Wysocki (10 September 1797 in Warka – 6 January 1875 there), was a Polish captain and leader of the Polish conspiracy against Russian Tsar Nicolas I.
He was a nobleman (szlachcic) who bore the Odrowąż coat of arms.On 29 November 1830, he raised military insurgents, starting the November Uprising against Russia.
In 1831 he was sentenced to death by Russians, but his sentence was commuted to a 20 years exile in Siberia.On 3 March 1831 he was awarded the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari.
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