Prohászka László: Polish Monuments - Our Budapest (Budapest, 2001)

legendary leader of the 1794 Polish War of Independence and aide-de-camp to George Washington in the American War of Independence, had no direct connection with the history of Hungary, yet he was generally respected in the 19th century. In 1948 a street was named after him in Budapest’s District I (on the wall of No. 14 a plaque gives a brief description of his career.) In the hall of the elementary school at Kosciuszko Tádé utca 3 (presently János Kodolányi College) a small marble plate with the inscription Kosciuszko Tádé utca / Elementary School / 1893- 1968 testifies to the fact that the monument was unveiled to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the school.

After the defeat of the uprising lead by Kosciuszko, Poland was divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria in 1795. At the Vienna Congress of 1815 the Russian Empire granted relative independence to the Polish Kingdom. In November 1830 an uprising broke out in the kingdom, which was put down by Tsarist troops in October 1831 and the Polish Kingdom was dissolved.

Poles in Hungary’s 1848-49 War of Independence

The Hungarian War of Independence was actively supported by many people of other nationalities, but the number of Polish soldiers, officers and even generals

Memorial plaque on the wall of the building in which Józef Bem stayed

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