Kosciuszko the Unsung Hero of Saratoga and West Point
Polish colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko earned rank and engineer duties in the Continental Army. He fortified Fort Ticonderoga and West Point, aiding Saratoga’s victory and earning praise from Washington and Gates for his pivotal military skill.
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Kosciuszko
Kos - Choose - Ko
Poland
America
Continental Army
Paris
Burgoyne
Albany
Stillwater
Bemis Heights
Saratoga
West Point
George Washington
Pole
Washington
Order of the Cincinnati
Gates
Burgoyne Captures Fort Tr without Resistance in Stillwater
General Burgoyne seized Fort Tr after American forces deserted, while Kosciuszko burned bridges and felled trees to delay pursuit. The colonial camp was on Van Schink Island between Lansingburgh and Cohoes as Congress politics led to Gates replacing Schuyler.
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Fort Tr
John Burgoyne
Kosciuszko
van Schink Island
Lansingburgh
Cohoes
Kosciuszko’s Humble Service and Garden Remembrance
The narrative notes Kosciuszko as compassionate and humble. He fed British prisoners from his own rations and in the South empathy for enslaved people shaped his wartime conduct. Unlike Lafayette, he did not seek higher ranks, remaining content with colonel’s bars after the war.
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Kosciuszko
Lafayette
Continental Congress
Kosciuszko Returns to Poland and Dies in Exile
The Polish freedom fighter Kosciuszko fought Russia and British forces, was wounded and imprisoned by Catherine the Great, later escaped isolation to bargain for Polish survivors, visited America again, and died in Switzerland in 1817. Poles honored him with a massive dirt mound near Krakow, tens of thousands contributing soil from across Poland.
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Kosciuszko
Poland
Russia
Catherine the Great
America
Thomas Jefferson
Switzerland
Hudson Valley
West Point
Krakow
Quiet colonel tended rock garden amid harsh orders
A colonel quietly gardens a hollow rock with soil and baskets for flowers. Catherine the Great orders harsh punishment, imprisoning him without medical care to die.
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United State Military Academy
Catherine the Great
Quote: It would choose to leave all and plant cabbages
A brief line captures a sentiment of preferring retreat and simple farming over continuing in a demanding situation. The phrase contrasts upheaval with choosing a quiet life at home. The speaker favors domestic labor over further public or risky action.
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Fort Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko Centennial Ceremony at Saratoga Park
A Sunday ceremony at Saratoga National Historical Park marks Kosciuszko and the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Saratoga. Speakers include Aloysius A. Mazewski and Lt. Governor Mary Ann Krupsak with performances by Polish American groups and color guards.
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Saratoga
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Saratoga National Historical Park
Kosciuszko
United States
Aloysius A. Mazewski
Polish American Congress
Polish National Alliance
Chicago
Mazewski
Mary Ann Krupsak
American Polonaise Society of
Amsterdam
Utica
Town debates Bon Acre Mall at Sand Lake public hearing
Sand Lake residents press petitions and raise questions at a joint town planning board hearing on the Bon Acre Mall. Developer Alfred Dobert and attorney Richard Symansky report progress and funding while opponents fear traffic, blight, and an eyesore as the board awaits county health approval before voting.
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Sand Lake
Town Board
Planning Board
Bon Acre Mall
East Greenbush
Brunswick
Schodack
Clifton Park
Alfred Dobert
Dobert
Richard Symansky
Constance Burkard
GE celebrates Waterford plant 30th anniversary with expansion plans
GE marks 30 years of its Silicone Products Department in Waterford with 1,500 employees and 2,000 product lines nationwide. An expansion will add 400 jobs, and government leaders at an Albany gathering urged bipartisan support to keep GE in New York. An open house will be held this Saturday for employees and community leaders.
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Silicone
Waterford
New York
Anderson
Dyson
Carey
General Electric
GE Waterford
Saratoga County eyes stray dog shelter funding plan
Saratoga County boards wrestle with stray dogs as no county shelter exists. They pay vet Dr. Robert Sofarelli $14 000 to care for up to 1 178 strays, with a temporary $10 per animal and five day hold. A shelter on county land is studied by a county committee and supported by the Animal Welfare League seeking private funds.
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Ballston Spa
Saratoga County
Board of Supervisors
Albany
Rensselaer County
Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society
Schenectady
Wilton
Dr. Sofarelli
Animal Welfare League
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Albany County Militia
David A. Daigle
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Canadian Regiment
Anthony Tommell
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Watervliet
New York State
M. Biedul — Kornilowicz
Town Faces Mall
Sidney Gallant
Symansky
White Elephant
Guilderland
Jack Welch
General Electric Company
Albany Country Club
Senate
Warren Anderson
John Dyson
Philip Ross
Joseph Bruno
Neil Kelleher
Bobby D'Andrea
Fred Field
Stray Dogs County
Nancy Albaugh
Robert Sofarelli
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