Józef Berkowicz also known as Joseph Berkovitz [1] or Berkowitz [2] (born in 1789 in Praga, died in 1846 in Liverpool) was a Polish military officer [3] of Jewish origin, the only son of Berek Joselewicz. [4] [5] [6]
He took part in the 1809 Battle of Kock, Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 [7] [8] and in the 1830 November Uprising against the Russian Empire. [9] [10] On 21 December 1830 he issued a call to the Polish Jews to support the fight for Polish independence. [11] [12] Berkowicz was an organizer of the Jewish unit of the National Guard, composed of 850 Jewish volunteers. [13] [14] [15] According to Guesnet François of Potsdam University, only 100 Jewish volunteers responded to his appeal. [16] Berkowicz was wounded on various occasions and earned two military awards for valor.[ citation needed]
From 1832 to 1836 Berkowicz lived in exile in France, and in 1837 he settled permanently in England, where he died ten years later. [17]
He is the author of the novel "Stanislaus, or, the Polish Lancer, in the Suite of Napoleon, from the Island of Elbe", published in 1846 in the UK. [18] [19]
Josef Berkowicz.
Józef Berkowicz also known as Joseph Berkovitz [1] or Berkowitz [2] (born in 1789 in Praga, died in 1846 in Liverpool) was a Polish military officer [3] of Jewish origin, the only son of Berek Joselewicz. [4] [5] [6]
He took part in the 1809 Battle of Kock, Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 [7] [8] and in the 1830 November Uprising against the Russian Empire. [9] [10] On 21 December 1830 he issued a call to the Polish Jews to support the fight for Polish independence. [11] [12] Berkowicz was an organizer of the Jewish unit of the National Guard, composed of 850 Jewish volunteers. [13] [14] [15] According to Guesnet François of Potsdam University, only 100 Jewish volunteers responded to his appeal. [16] Berkowicz was wounded on various occasions and earned two military awards for valor.[ citation needed]
From 1832 to 1836 Berkowicz lived in exile in France, and in 1837 he settled permanently in England, where he died ten years later. [17]
He is the author of the novel "Stanislaus, or, the Polish Lancer, in the Suite of Napoleon, from the Island of Elbe", published in 1846 in the UK. [18] [19]
Josef Berkowicz.