Mamertas Gedgaudas

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Mamertas Gedgaudas
Born1843
Died1863
Wars and battlesJanuary Uprising
Noble familyGedgaudai

Mamertas Gedgaudas (1843–1863) was a noble from the  [lt] family and participant of the January Uprising.[1]

Service in the Imperial Russian Army[]

Until the Uprising, he was an officer in the Imperial Russian Army.[1][2]

1863―1864 Uprising[]

In March 1863, he joined the rebel group led by Tomas Kušleika.[1][2] Together with Adomas Bitė, he was sent to Šiauliai County to assemble weapons and volunteers.[1][2] Later, he became the commander of a group operatating mainly in the Šiauliai County.[1][2] On 13 May 1863, his platoon of about 200 people fought in the  [lt] forest.[1][2] After the lost battles, he joined the team of L. Leskauskis and Antanas Mackevičius in Krakiai forest (part of the Krakės-Dotnuva Forest).[1][2] Captured on June 18, he was exiled to Siberia.[2][1] Gedgaudas escaped and returned to Kušleika's group.[1][2] In autumn 1863, when Kušleika emigrated, he went into hiding.[1][2] After being caught again, he was hung.[1][2]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Maksimaitienė 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Maksimaitienė 2004, p. 476.

Sources[]

  • Maksimaitienė, Ona (2004). Mamertas Gedgaudas. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. Vol. VI (Fau-Goris). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas.
  • Maksimaitienė, Ona (2021). "Mamertas Gedgaudas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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