Piotr Wysocki
Piotr Wysocki (10 September 1797 in
Warka – 6 January 1875 there), was a Polish captain and leader of the Polish conspiracy against Russian Tsar
Nicolas I. He was a nobleman (''
szlachcic'') who bore the
Odrowąż coat of arms. On 29 November 1830, he raised military insurgents, starting the
November Uprising against Russia. In 1831, he was sentenced to death by Russians, but his sentence was commuted to a 20 years exile in
Siberia.
On 3 March 1831, he was awarded the Gold Cross of the
Virtuti Militari.
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