Question
This leader issued the Proclamation of Połaniec (“poh-WAN-itz”) during a conflict in which he commanded peasant militias armed with scythes. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this leader who led the Polish Uprising of 1794. This engineer had previously built fortifications near Saratoga and West Point during the American Revolution.
ANSWER: Tadeusz Kościuszko (“kosh-CHOOSH-ko”) [or Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko]
[10h] Kościuszko’s Uprising was put down by this general, who escaped André Masséna in Italy by leading an army over the Swiss Alps. This general successfully stormed the Ottoman fort at Izmail.
ANSWER: Alexander Suvorov [or Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov]
[10e] Kosciuszko’s Uprising occurred during the reign of this enlightened despot and Empress of Russia who was advised by Grigory Potemkin.
ANSWER: Catherine the Great [or Catherine II; prompt on Catherine; prompt on Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst]
<GT, European History>
Summary
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