Berek Joselewicz

Berek Joselewicz
Lithograph (publ. in 1904)
Born(1764-09-17)17 September 1764
Kretinga, Samogitia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died5 May 1809(1809-05-05) (aged 44)
Battle of Kock, Kock, Poland
Cause of deathKilled in action
Other namesDow Baer Joselewicz
AwardsVirtuti Militari

Berek Joselewicz (17 September 1764 – 15 May 1809) was a Polish Jewish colonel of the Polish Army during the Kościuszko Uprising. Joselewicz commanded the first Jewish military formation in modern history excluding Prince Potemkin's Israelovsky Regiment. He was also a merchant and financial agent of the Polish magnate Prince Massalski.

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