Mount Kosciuszko the highest mountain in Australia

Kazimierz Pułaski of Clan Ślepowron ( [ka'ʑimʲɛʐ pu'waski] (help·info), often written Casimir Pulaski in English in the USA (March 4, 1746 – October 11, 1779), was a Polish soldier, member of the Polish-Lithuanian szlachta and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry".

A member of the Polish landed nobility, he was a military commander for the Bar Confederation and fought against Russian domination of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. When this uprising failed, he emigrated to North America, where he became a General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Pro	Aug 18, 08, 22:04 / #
Do you know that the highest mountain in Australia has name of Polish - American hero Kościuszko? www.snowymountains.com.au/Mount_Kosciuszko.html The mountain recieved its present name in 1840 when Polish geologist and explorer Count Paul de Strzelecki named it in honour of General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a Polish patriot and freedom fighter. Strzelecki said the name occurred to him because he was "amongst a free people who appreciate freedom".

polishgirltx	Aug 18, 08, 22:05 / #
Pro: Do you know that the highest mountain in Australia has name of Polish - American hero Kościuszko? yes...

u kno who	Aug 18, 08, 22:05 / #
Pro: Polish - American hmmm.. you got it right later.. just Polish.

trueblue	Aug 20, 08, 04:18 / #
and like all great polish names it has been completed bastardised by pronouncing it KOZ-EE-OS-KO

gosc	Jan 5, 09, 03:40 / #
There is a lot of information about Kosciuszko on the website of the Kosciuszko Festival held every year in Jindabyne - ww.kozziefest.com

KazikowskiThreads: 22 Posts: 102 Joined: Oct 2, 08	Jan 5, 09, 07:34 / #
I can't stand it how they pronounce him Stre-le-kuy.

loco polacoThreads: 3 Posts: 421 Joined: Aug 5, 08	Jan 5, 09, 10:29 / #
u kno who: hmmm.. you got it right later.. just Polish. yes polish but he was a polish-american hero none the less. it is the highest mtn. in oz but not the highest mountian of that "continent" is Puncak Jaya, New Guinea: 16,535 feet / 5040 meters

PrinceThreads: 26 Posts: 826 Joined: Nov 4, 08	Edited by: Prince Jan 5, 09, 12:12 / #
Kościuszko fought for American and Polish independence. So he is hero for both nations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy West Point was first occupied by the Continental Army on 27 Jan 1778,[19] making it the longest continually occupied post in the United States. Between 1778-1780, Polish engineer and military hero Tadeusz Kościuszko oversaw the construction of the garrison defenses. The high ground and a narrow "S" curve in the Hudson River enabled the Continental Army to prevent British ships from sailing up river and dividing the Colonies. The Great Chain was strung across the Hudson River in order to obstruct British ships from attempting to navigate the river http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Kościuszko Prior to leading the 1794 Uprising, he had fought in the American Revolutionary War as a Colonel in the Continental Army. In 1783, in recognition of his dedicated service, he had been brevetted by the Continental Congress to the rank of Brigadier General, and that same year he had become a naturalized citizen of the United States. He led the Kościuszko Uprising (1794) against Imperial Russia.

PrinceThreads: 26 Posts: 826 Joined: Nov 4, 08	Jan 5, 09, 21:24 / #
There was another hero fighting for both. Poland and America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Pułaski Kazimierz Pułaski of Clan Ślepowron ( [ka'ʑimʲɛʐ pu'waski] (help·info), often written Casimir Pulaski in English in the USA (March 4, 1746 – October 11, 1779), was a Polish soldier, member of the Polish-Lithuanian szlachta and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry". A member of the Polish landed nobility, he was a military commander for the Bar Confederation and fought against Russian domination of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. When this uprising failed, he emigrated to North America, where he became a General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Statue of Kazimierz Pułaski at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC.

Wahldo	Jan 5, 09, 23:06 / #
Prince: There was another hero fighting for both. Poland and America. Yes we owe both Pulaski and Kościuszko quite a bit. In my home state of Indiana they both have counties (not far from Chicago) named after them.

Pro	Aug 18, 08, 22:06 / #
polishgirltx: yes.. good :)

magpieThreads: 7 Posts: 171 Joined: Mar 10, 09	Mar 15, 09, 01:55 / #
loco polaco: it is the highest mtn. in oz but not the highest mountian of that "continent" is Puncak Jaya, New Guinea: 16,535 feet / 5040 meters An odd comment, to say the least isn't it? Last time they were attached was at least 50,000 years ago, so it's pretty safe to not include Papuan geography in Australian statistics No?