ROMAN, VILLAGE HEADMAN
THE 1809 CAMPAIGN
REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMY UNDER THE COMMAND OF PRINCE J. PONIATOWSKI DURING THE 1809 CAMPAIGN
Translated from French by E. Leszczyńska
Warsaw 1906, Printed by Józef Sikorski, pp. [2] 207, format: 12.5x18 cm
Roman Sołtyk of the Sołtyk coat of arms (born February 28, 1790, in Warsaw; died October 22, 1843, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France) – Polish brigadier general, deputy from the Końskie County to the Sejm in 1825 and 1830, participant in the November Uprising.
Son of Senator Stanisław Sołtyk and Karolina née Sapieha[1]. In 1804, he enrolled in the Warsaw Lyceum, but left for France as early as 1805. He graduated from the École Polytechnique in Paris. In 1807, he entered service in the horse artillery of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw. In 1809, as commander of a company—holding the rank of captain in the mounted artillery of the Duchy of Warsaw, which he had raised at his own expense—he took part in the war against Austria. He distinguished himself in the battles for Zamość. He became a squadron commander in 1810. From 1811 onward, he served in the 6th Uhlan Regiment. He became a lieutenant colonel in 1810; in 1812, as aide-de-camp to General Michał Sokolnicki, he joined the French General Staff. In 1812, he joined the General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland.
He fought in the Moscow Campaign of 1812 and the Saxon Campaign of 1813. Near Leipzig, he was taken prisoner by the Russians. After his release and return to Poland, he joined the Army of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1816, he resigned.
MODERN DECORATIVE FULL-LEATHER HARDCOVER, SPINE WITH RAISED BINDINGS, EMBOSSINGS, AND GILDED DETAILS; DECORATIVE BLIND-EMBOSSED BORDERS ON THE COVERS. ON THE FRONT COVER, A GILDED NAPOLEONIC EAGLE HOLDING LIGHTNING BOLTS, REPEATED ON THE BACK AS A DRY-STAMPED DESIGN. DECORATIVE END PAPER MADE OF HAND-DYED MARBLED PAPER; THE INSIDES OF THE COVERS ARE FINISHED WITH A GOLD-EMBOSSED ROLLER. MARBLED PAGE EDGES. ORIGINAL SOFTCOVER PRESERVED.
Condition: Very Good/minor discoloration; a BEAUTIFUL PIECE
