Casimir Pulaski Day is Monday in Illinois, but what does it celebrate? ...Middle East

Both the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago will observe Casimir Pulaski Day on Monday in commemoration of the Polish war hero who died in pursit of America’s freedom. Born in 1747, Pulaski fought for Poland’s freedom from Russia until 1771, when he was exiled to France, according to the Library of Congress. In Paris, he met American envoy Benjamin Franklin, who influenced him to help Americans fight for their independence and appointed him a brigadier general in the Continental Army. Once in America, Pulaski provided colonists with their first true legion on horseback and consequently became known as “The Father of the American Cavalry,” the National Park Service’s website st

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