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"Know that as I could not submit to stoop before the sovereigns of Europe, so I came to hazard all for the freedom of America." Before Casimir Pulaski arrived on America's shore, the count and his family had organized a rebel army of about 4,000 men to liberate Poland from Russia. Pulaski later offered his services as a soldier and horsemen to the Continental army. George Washington wisely accepted this offer, and Pulaski trained the first American cavalry.Kajencki, AnnMarie Francis is the author of 'Count Casimir Pulaski From Poland to America, a Hero's Fight for Liberty' with ISBN 9781404226463 and ISBN 140422646X.
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