French sailor. Wing commander in 1779, he participated in the American Revolutionary War, contributing to the victory at Yorktown in 1781. This success made him named lieutenant general. But he was defeated and taken prisoner in 1782 near Dominica.
Władysław Łokietek in the painting by Jan Matejko. Władysław the Short (-1333) The prince and king of Poland from the Piast dynasty. He was born as a son of the district prince Kazimierz I of Kuyavia, from whom in 1267 he inherited Kujawy Brzeg and Dobrzyń. Initially, the power on his behalf w
