BRIGADIER GENERAL THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO MEMORIAL

KOSCIUSZKO MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1776 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE FIGHTING AS A COLONEL IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. HE ALSO OVERSAW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GARRISON IN WEST POINT, NEW YORK. IN 1783, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DEDICATED SERVICE, HE WAS BREVETTED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER GENERAL.

Location

Address: LAFAYETTE PARK

City: WASHINGTON

State: District Of Columbia

Zip Code: 20005

Details

Memorial Type: Statues of High Ranking Military Officers

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Year Dedicated: 1910

Photograph By: AGNOSTIC PREACHERSKID

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