- Feliks de Melfort
Feliks de Melfort was a notable Polish military officer and a freedom fighter. A graduate of
Szkoła Rycerska , in1781 he was promoted to the rank of Captain and attached to theRoyal Foot Guards Regiment . Following the failure of theKościuszko's Uprising and thepartitions of Poland , he left for Italy, where he joined thePolish Legions in Italy . A commander of the 1st battalion of the 1st Legion, he was wounded in thebattle of Bosco and retired from active service in1800 .
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