Jarosław Dąbrowski

Jarosław Dąbrowski
Jarosław Dąbrowski
	Engraving of General Dombrowski from 1871
Nickname(s)	Żądło, Łokietek
Born	13 November 1836; Zhitomir, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (now Zhytomyr, Ukraine)
Died	23 May 1871 (aged 34); Paris, France
Allegiance	Russian Empire; Polish National Government; Paris Commune;
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army; Central National Committee; Communards; National Guard;
Years of service	1845–1864; 1871
Rank	Staff captain and Quartermaster; Insurgent leader; Commander-in-chief/General;
Commands held	National Guard
Battles/wars	Caucasian War; January Uprising; Paris Commune;
Awards	Order of Saint Stanislaus
Family	Radwan coat of arms

Jarosław Żądło-Dąbrowski (Polish pronunciation: [jaˈrɔswav ˈʐɔndwɔ dɔmˈbrɔfskʲi]; 13 November 1836 – 23 May 1871), also known as Jaroslav Dombrowski, was a Polish nobleman (szlachta member) and military officer in the Imperial Russian Army, a Polish nationalist and radical republican for Poland, and general and military commander of the Paris Commune in its later period. He was a participant in the Polish 1863 January Uprising and one of the leaders of the "Red" faction among the insurrectionists as a member of the Central National Committee and the Polish Provisional National Government.

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