Jakub Jasiński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jakub Jasiński

Polish poet and general

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1759

Place of Birth: Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 04-Nov-1794

Profession: poet, engineer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jakub Jasinski of Rawicz Clan (24 July 1761, in Weglów near Pyzdry in Greater Poland – 4 November 1794, in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish general, and poet of Enlightenment.
He participated in the War in Defence of the Constitution in 1792, was an enemy of the Targowica Confederation and organized an action against its supporters in Wilno.
He participated also in the Kosciuszko Uprising, during the course of which he was killed in the Battle of Praga in 1794. A graduate of the Warsaw-based Szkola Rycerska, with time he became the tutor of engineering at his alma mater.
He fought with distinction in the War in Defense of the Constitution of 1792.
After the king joined the Targowica Confederation he remained loyal to the new authorities.
In 1789 he became the commanding officer of the Engineering Corps for Lithuania.