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Mamert Giedgowd ( Lithuanian: Mamertas Gedgaudas; 1843–1863) was a noble from the Gedgaudai [ 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 Tomasz Kuszłejko. ^{[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 Legečiai [ 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]} Giedgowd escaped and returned to Kuszłejko's group. ^{[1] [2]} In autumn 1863, when Kuszłejko emigrated, he went into hiding. ^{[1] [2]} After being caught again, he was hung. ^{[1] [2]}

Footnotes

Sources

• Maksimaitienė, Ona (2004). Mamertas Gedgaudas. Vol. VI (Fau-Goris). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help)
• Maksimaitienė, Ona (2021). "Mamertas Gedgaudas".