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Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 13)  en>fr fr>en
By JeanValettemember has saluted, click to view salute photos Comments: 41089, member since Sat Mar 15, 2003
On Sat Jul 04, 2009 07:32 PM

Some of the chief Polish contributions during the American Revolution include but are not limited to ...

- Contributor of Countless Independent Volunteers to the Cause

- Design and Construction of Fortifications for Key Cities

- The Establishment of an Engineer Corps in the Continental Army

en.wikipedia.org . . .

- The Establishment of the Cavalry Arm in the Continental Army

en.wikipedia.org . . .

- Financed and Supported Travels and Activities of American Statesmen, Politicians, and Diplomats

- Negotiated the Sale of War Aid from European Powers Hostile to Great Britain, Selling Bills of Exchange to American Merchants

- Paid Continental and French Forces Fighting against Great Britain

en.wikipedia.org . . .

151 Replies to Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day!

re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 2)  en>fr fr>en
By Naipaul Comments: 3885, member since Fri Aug 26, 2005
On Sat Jul 04, 2009 07:48 PM
Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Ko¶ciuszko ([taˈdɛuʂ kɔɕˈt​͡ɕuʂkɔ] ( listen); February 4, 1746 – October 15, 1817) was a Polish-Lithuanian-Belarussian military leader. He is a national hero in all three countries and in the United States.[1] He led the 1794 Ko¶ciuszko Uprising against Imperial Russia and Kingdom of Prussia as Supreme Commander of the National Armed Force (Najwy¿szy Naczelnik Si³y Zbrojnej Narodowej).[2]

Prior to commanding the 1794 Uprising, he had fought in the American Revolutionary War as a colonel in the Continental Army. In 1783, in recognition of his dedicated service, he had been brevetted by the Continental Congress to the rank of brigadier general and had become a naturalized citizen of the United States.

There are several Anglicized spellings of Ko¶ciuszko's name. Perhaps the most frequently-occurring is Thaddeus Kosciusko, though the full "Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciusko" is also seen. In Lithuanian, Ko¶ciuszko's name is rendered as Tadas Kosciu¹ka or Tadeu¹as Kosciu¹ka. In Belarusian, it is Тадэвуш Касцюшка (Tadevu¹ Ka¶ciu¹ka).

en.wikipedia.org . . .
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 1)  en>fr fr>en
By With_Attitude Comments: 7283, member since Fri Jul 08, 2005
On Sat Jul 04, 2009 07:51 PM



re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 2)  en>fr fr>en
By Naipaul Comments: 3885, member since Fri Aug 26, 2005
On Sat Jul 04, 2009 08:10 PM
Image hotlink - 'http://www.infotuba.pl/upload/article/1027/140.jpg'
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 2)  en>fr fr>en
By PopsFrost Comments: 4385, member since Mon Jan 21, 2008
On Sat Jul 04, 2009 08:20 PM
The Poles are a great and noble people. God Bless Poland and Thanks. :D
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! en>fr fr>en
By malbarre Comments: 18014, member since Wed Aug 24, 2005
On Sat Jul 04, 2009 08:23 PM
Image hotlink - 'http://pagesperso-orange.fr/leuven/enfin-negre.jpg'
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 1)  en>fr fr>en
By Surrender_Monkey Comments: 4259, member since Mon Apr 26, 2004
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 04:07 AM
Edited by Surrender_Monkey (74278) on 2009-07-05 05:10:37
Poles defeated Ottoman Turks at the walls of Vienna.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 11)  en>fr fr>en
By Franken Comments: 4550, member since Sun Apr 27, 2003
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 04:14 AM
Poles defeated Ottoman Turks at the gates of Geneva.


Geneva ???

Well, you are making an ass of yourself to the point I start to doubt you might be an under-cover French with a special mission to make the bashers look stupid.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 7)  en>fr fr>en
By VaeVictis Comments: 955, member since Wed Jul 18, 2007
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 04:21 AM
Surrender_Monkey wrote:

Poles defeated Ottoman Turks at the gates of Geneva.

LMAO :D :D :D
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! en>fr fr>en
By Nappybonesapart Comments: 11220, member since Fri Aug 27, 2004
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 05:10 AM
he can't help it he is a big ultravox fan and well vienna just means nothing to him

ViennaWe walked in the cold air -
Freezing breath on the window pain
Lying waiting

A man in the dark in the picture frame
So mystic and soulful.
A voice reaching out and a piercing cry

It stays with you until
The feeling is gone
only you and I
This means nothing to me

This means nothing to me

Oh Vienna -

The music is weaving -
Haunting notes pizzicato strings

The rhythm is calling
Alone in the night as the daylight brings a cold empty silence
The warmth of your hand and a cold grey sky

It fades to the distance.

The image is gone
only you and I
This means nothing to me

This means nothing to me

Oh Vienna -

This means nothing to me

This means nothing to me

Oh Vienna.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 4)  en>fr fr>en
By Surrender_Monkey Comments: 4259, member since Mon Apr 26, 2004
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 05:12 AM
Oh excuse me its late and I have been drinking as its a holiday. Just a slip of words, but I meant Vienna. Anyways fuck off and die.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 2)  en>fr fr>en
By malbarre Comments: 18014, member since Wed Aug 24, 2005
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 05:39 AM
Surrender_Monkey wrote:

Oh excuse me its late and I have been drinking as its a holiday. Just a slip of words, but I meant Vienna. Anyways fuck off and die.


Yeah. You mean Toronto for Seattle.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 2)  en>fr fr>en
By Surrender_Monkey Comments: 4259, member since Mon Apr 26, 2004
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 05:43 AM
malbarre wrote:

[q=Surrender_Monkey]Oh excuse me its late and I have been drinking as its a holiday. Just a slip of words, but I meant Vienna. Anyways fuck off and die.

Yeah. You mean Toronto for Seattle.


Quiet you. Back in your cage and photoshop Baltic.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 1)  en>fr fr>en
By Wulfrun Comments: 2229, member since Tue Jun 10, 2008
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 06:56 AM
PopsFrost wrote:

The Poles are a great and noble people

What makes them greater and nobler than, say, the French or the Germans or the British? Their historical record is a bit scrappy (a catalogue of defeats and humiliations and subjugations far longer than anything the French are claimed to have).

Surrender_Monkey wrote:

Poles defeated Ottoman Turks at the gates of Geneva.
Great piece of self-ownage! Confirms you're an ignorant moron (but we knew that already).
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 3)  en>fr fr>en
By Naipaul Comments: 3885, member since Fri Aug 26, 2005
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 06:58 AM
Edited by Naipaul (77800) on 2009-07-05 06:59:12
Their historical record is a bit scrappy (a catalogue of defeats and humiliations and subjugations far longer than anything the French are claimed to have).


Waiting to get the list from you, moron.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 2)  en>fr fr>en
By Surrender_Monkey Comments: 4259, member since Mon Apr 26, 2004
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 07:04 AM
Wulfrun wrote:

[q=PopsFrost]The Poles are a great and noble people[
What makes them greater and nobler than, say, the French or the Germans or the British? Their historical record is a bit scrappy (a catalogue of defeats and humiliations and subjugations far longer than anything the French are claimed to have).

[q=Surrender_Monkey]Poles defeated Ottoman Turks at the gates of Geneva. Great piece of self-ownage! Confirms you're an ignorant moron (but we knew that already).


You would know about self-ownage wulfpiss because you are the biggest fucking idiot on the website. Not to mention biggest coward considering you never challenge me, flee from topics, and get put in your place quite often here. If there was a poll taken you would beat peepee and Thuxon as the biggest moron here by a long shot.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 1)  en>fr fr>en
By Wulfrun Comments: 2229, member since Tue Jun 10, 2008
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 07:21 AM
Naipaul wrote:

Waiting to get the list

Well, off the top of my head I can think of three separate partitions, a couple or more uprisings which were crushed by the Russians, a comprehensive defeat in 1939, and remaining a Soviet satellite until recently. As for Poland today, the less said the better!
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! en>fr fr>en
By Wulfrun Comments: 2229, member since Tue Jun 10, 2008
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 07:24 AM
Surrender_Monkey wrote:

biggest fucking idiot on the website. Not to mention biggest coward considering you never challenge me, flee from topics, and get put in your place quite often here.
Challenge you? You're not worth the bother. I don't flee topics, I get bored with them when only plonkers like you are still posting. Put in my place? Never by a doofus like you.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 1)  en>fr fr>en
By jagerdr Comments: 4093, member since Sun Dec 05, 2004
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 07:30 AM
Don't you ever dare show your face in Chicago during the celebration of the glorious second Livonian war.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 1)  en>fr fr>en
By Surrender_Monkey Comments: 4259, member since Mon Apr 26, 2004
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 07:35 AM
Edited by Surrender_Monkey (74278) on 2009-07-05 07:35:49
Edited by Surrender_Monkey (74278) on 2009-07-05 08:01:43
Wulfrun wrote:

[q=Surrender_Monkey]biggest fucking idiot on the website. Not to mention biggest coward considering you never challenge me, flee from topics, and get put in your place quite often here. Challenge you? You're not worth the bother. I don't flee topics, I get bored with them when only plonkers like you are still posting. Put in my place? Never by a doofus like you.


Oh it's the "I get bored excuse" how convenient for you. I've put you in your place here a few times wulfpiss, along with many others that have put you in your place as well. It's not hard and nothing to brag about, after all you are just a Socialist with a lesser education. Don't feel bad though you will fit in well with EU goons and other government leeches.

So are you bored yet you slack jawed mouth breathing knuckle dragger?
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! en>fr fr>en
By Wulfrun Comments: 2229, member since Tue Jun 10, 2008
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 07:43 AM
Edited by Wulfrun (81633) on 2009-07-05 07:45:58
Surrender_Monkey wrote:

Oh its the "I get bored excuse" how convenient for you. I've put you in your place here a few times wulfpiss, along with many others that have put you in your place as well. Its not hard and nothing to brag about, after all you are just a Socialist with a lessor education
So are you bored yet you slack jawed mouth breathing knuckle dragger?
Our poor little Yanktard is losing his temper! Let's have some examples of where you "put me in my place", Monkeyman.

P.S.: You can take your time, I'm out of here until tomorrow.

P.P.S.: Try to write correct English. Commas and apostrophes are your friends!
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! (karma: 5)  en>fr fr>en
By Naipaul Comments: 3885, member since Fri Aug 26, 2005
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 07:51 AM
Edited by Naipaul (77800) on 2009-07-05 08:08:59
Edited by Naipaul (77800) on 2009-07-05 08:12:10 ah the hell with that
Edited by Naipaul (77800) on 2009-07-05 08:19:59 Kircholm of course 1605, not 1610
Some excerpts from the Polish military record:

1514- the Battle of Orsza- 20 thousand men strong army under the command of duke Ostrogski route 40 thousand Moscovites


1579-82 - Polish-Lithuanian forces with the help of Hungarian infantry under the command of the Polish king Stefan Batory win three consecutive campaigns against Russians under Ivan the Terrible and force him to accept humiliating peace


1605- the Battle of Kircholm- Polish Lithuanian force of 3,000 men within 20 minutes route 15,000 men strong army of the Swedish king Charles IX, who almost gets killed. However, all other Swedish commanders, including general Lenartsson and prince of Luneburg, did perish, along with about half of the Swedes.


1628- the Battle of Tczew- Hetman Koniecpolski prevails over Gustav II Adolf- probably the only defeat ever suffered by the Swedish king, one of the most gifted military leaders in the history of mankind


1683-the Battle of Vienna- in one charge which lasted less than half an hour, Polish hussars under the king Jan III Sobieski route one over hundred thousand Turks and save Vienna.


1808- to the astonishment of Napoleoan, 125 Polish cavaliers under colonel Kozietulski storm several km long, narrow gorge of Samosierra, spiked with Spanish cannons, unblocking the road to Madrid and paving the way for the French to conquer Spain.


1920- in the battles of Lwow, Niemen, and the best known, the Battle of Warsaw, newly created Polish army defeats Russian Soviets marching towards Europe to bring revolution. Soviets retreat, and communists in Germany, without Russian help, are easily dealt with by the government


1944- on 1st August, Polish Home Army rises against the Germans in Warsaw (part of the operation "Tempest"). During 63 days of uneven fighting, the Germans suffer heavy casaulties (over 17,000 killed), and retaliate by mass murdering of the civilian population and POWs. Hitler orders Warsaw be burnt to the ground.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! en>fr fr>en
By malbarre Comments: 18014, member since Wed Aug 24, 2005
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 08:10 AM
Image hotlink - 'http://worldwartwozone.com/photopost/data/500/medium/panzer2-parade.jpg'

Hello, ferocious Poles!
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! en>fr fr>en
By fuzzywuzzy2 Comments: 3279, member since Wed Mar 12, 2003
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 08:13 AM
"He is a national hero in all 3 countries and in the United States"


Quite correct. In the U.S. there are counties, cities, towns and villages named after him. Also bridges, waterways, school districts and just about any other public works project.

Monuments and statues to him have been erected in countless cities including Washington, Philadelphia and Boston. His home in Philadelphia has been preserved and is a part of Independence National Memorial Park.

There is a monument to him at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

He is not forgotten.
re: Happy "Thanks for our Independence, Poland!" Day! en>fr fr>en
By Surrender_Monkey Comments: 4259, member since Mon Apr 26, 2004
On Sun Jul 05, 2009 08:13 AM
Edited by Surrender_Monkey (74278) on 2009-07-05 08:31:25
Wulfrun wrote:

[q=Surrender_Monkey]Oh its the "I get bored excuse" how convenient for you. I've put you in your place here a few times wulfpiss, along with many others that have put you in your place as well. Its not hard and nothing to brag about, after all you are just a Socialist with a lessor education
So are you bored yet you slack jawed mouth breathing knuckle dragger? Our poor little Yanktard is losing his temper! Let's have some examples of where you "put me in my place", Monkeyman.

P.S.: You can take your time, I'm out of here until tomorrow.

P.P.S.: Try to write correct English. Commas and apostrophes are your friends!


On no it's you that have lost your temper. Resorting to pointing out commas, now you are the grammar police. That is always the desperate last stand for someone that has nothing else to offer.

Don't you remember our spats over Socialism? Oh thats right you always end up fleeing at some point anyways, we could start a fresh round? After all its Socialism that provided your pethetic state subsidized education at some sub-standard university. You owe it to that inferior ideology.

But I see its time for you to flee again. So go ahead and log out and into another account. Maybe go suck off those Turk dogs you love so much you cunt face bastard.

Oh and one other thing Wulfcunt. I've noticed you like to edit your postings, you wouldn't want to hide anything would you? Well I took a look at some postings that you didn't edit, and well, frankly being the Grammar police and all, I think you should resign or face humiliation.
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