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Tadeusz Kosciuszko Gallery of Paintings

Kosciuszko at Raclawice fragment, Jan Matejko 465 x 897 cm. Krakow's National Museum. Events of April 4, 1794. Kosciuszko, on horseback, reviews his formations. He is being greeted enthusiastically by the peasants who, armed with pikes made from reshaped scythes, contributed significantly by their valor to a stunning victory in a battle against superior Russian forces during the initial phases of the Kosciuszko Uprising.
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