Jagiello, Appolonia (1825–1866)
Jagiello, Appolonia (1825–1866)
Polish-Lithuanian hero and fighter. Born 1825 in Poland, a descendant of Poland's royal house; died 1866; m. Gaspard Tochman (1795–1880, Polish patriot, soldier, orator and lawyer), 1851.
Disguised as a soldier, fought in the Cracow Insurrection (1846) and Hungarian Revolution (1848–49); by displaying valor at the battle of Enerzey (1848), was promoted to rank of lieutenant; became superintendent of the military hospital at Komarom Fortress; after Hungarians were defeated, moved to Washington, DC (1849), where her fame preceded her; lived in Virginia.
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