2nd Kraków Grenadier Regiment

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2nd Kraków Grenadier Regiment
2 Regiment Grenadierów Krakowskich
Banner of the regiment.
Active	1794
Disbanded	1794
Allegiance	Kościuszko insurrects
Type	Infantry, scythemen
Size	Regiment
Motto(s)	(Polish: Żywią i Bronią, original spelling: Żywią y Bronią)
Weapons	War scythes, rifles
Campaigns	Kościuszko Uprising
Commanders
First commander	Franciszek Bukowski

2nd Kraków Grenadier Regiment^[a] was a scythemen regiment of the insurrection army during the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794.

History[]

Both 1st and 2nd regiments were formed in 1794 after battle of Racławice out of all remaining scythemen who stayed with the insurrect army after the battle. Soldiers of the regiments wore rogatywka peaked caps, navy blue jackets with green revers and czechczery or white broadcloth-made trousers. The units were equipped with 300 rifles and never reached the planned number of soldiers or unitary look of the uniforms.

On 16 August 1794, Tadeusz Kościuszko, leader of the uprising, gave the regiment the red banner with (Polish: Żywią i Bronią, original spelling: Żywią y Bronią) motto on it. Nowadays the banner is associated as a symbol of the Kościuszko Uprising. Currently it is kept in Polish Army Museum, Warsaw.

Commanders[]

• Colonel Franciszek Bukowski
• Colonel Ludwik Krupiński
• Colonel Władysław Jabłonowski

Gallery[]

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  Illustration by Walery Eljasz Radzikowski depicting Kraków Grenadiers.

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  Painting Kościuszko's Polish Army in 1794 by Walery Eljasz Radzikowski depicting scythemen officer, 3 scythemens, pikemen and standard-bearer with banner of the regiment.

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  Painting by Michał Stachowicz depicting scythemen in 1794.

Notes[]

Bibliography[]

• Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 by , published by Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej, Warsaw, 1925 (Polish)
• Wojsko Polskie Kościuszki w roku 1794, Bolesław Twardowski, published by Księgarnia Katolicka, Poznań, 1894 (Polish)
• Wielka Encyklopedia Polski, 10th volume, publiszed by Kluszczyński, Kraków, 2005, ISBN 83-89550-37-7 (Polish)