(1850-1925) Polish operatic singer.  Renowned internationally for the high quality of his singing and the elegance of his bearing, he became the biggest male opera star of the late 19th century.

Jean De Reszke

(1850-1925) Polish operatic singer. Renowned internationally for the high quality of his singing and…

A Polish-Lithuanian general and military leader during the Kosciuszko Uprising.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

A Polish-Lithuanian general and military leader during the Kosciuszko Uprising.

Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish, Lithuanian and American national hero and general. He led the Kościuszko Uprising (1794) against Imperial Russia.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish, Lithuanian and American national hero and general.…

"A contemporary cartoon which represents Catherine II, Joseph II, and Frederick II pointing out on the map the boundaries of Poland as divided between them. Stanislaus II, the Polish King, is trying to keep his crown from falling off his head."—Webster, 1920

The Partition of Poland

"A contemporary cartoon which represents Catherine II, Joseph II, and Frederick II pointing out on the…

The Battle of Zorndorf was a battle fought on August 25, 1758 during the Seven Years' War. The site of the battle was the Prussian village Zorndorf (now Sarbinowo, Poland).

Battle at Zorndorf

The Battle of Zorndorf was a battle fought on August 25, 1758 during the Seven Years' War. The site…