Count Stanisław Dunin-Wąsowicz (1785 in Volhynia,ławDuninWą Ukraine – 1864 in Paris, France) was a Ukrainian-born Polish general of the November Uprising, Captain of the 1st Polish Lancers, Napoleon's bodyguard and aide-de-camp during his 1812 Russian Campaign.
Early life
Born into an old Dunin family, as the son of Count Adam Dunin-Wąsowicz, Łabędź coat of arms and his wife, Anna Maria Niemirycz, Klamry coat of arms.
Career
On December 5, 1812, with Napoleon's troops in disarray and freezing temperatures taking a heavy toll, Napoleon abandoned his Grand Army at Smarhon (then in the Russian Empire, now in Belarus) and retreated to Paris. Napoleon was accompanied only by a Mameluke bodyguard and Captain (Count) Dunin-Wąsowicz. Napoleon ordered that he should never be allowed to be captured alive and handed Count Dunin-Wąsowicz a set of pistols.
Bibliography
H. P Kosk Generalicja polska t. 2 wyd. Oficyna Wydawnicza "Ajaks" Pruszków 2001.
References
External links
Lithuanian Quarterly Journal of Arts and Sciences
1785 births
1864 deaths
Polish generals
Polish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
Counts of Poland
Polish legionnaires (Napoleonic period) Polish nobility Stanislaw Polish emigrants to France