TWARDOWSKI Bolesław - Wojsko polskie Kościuszko w roku 1794 [22 plates Stachowicz, Eljasz] Poznań 1894.

Kosciuszko's Polish Army in 1794. 16 plates covering 105 figures drawn from nature by Michał Stachowicz [...] With the addition of 6 plates drawn according to contemporary sources by Walery Eljasz. A total of 22 tables with detailed explanations.

Drawn up by Bolesław Twardowski according to reliable sources.

CONTAINS 22 TABLES - COMPLETE

Boleslaw Twardowski's work Wojsko polskie Kosciuszko w roku 1794 offers a detailed, source-established synthesis of the organization, armaments and military operations of the formations taking part in the Kosciuszko insurrection. The volume combines historical analysis with iconographic material - the edition includes 22 illustrative plates by Stachowicz and Eljasz, depicting uniforms, banners, badges and battle scenes, which are an invaluable source for uniform researchers and re-enactors. The author discusses the structure of the various units (regular troops, volunteer troops, blacksmiths), their equipment and organizational procedures, juxtaposing them with the military norms of the time. The book pays attention to the practical aspects of the army's functioning - victualling, the command system, mobilization and logistics of the 1794 campaign. Twardowski places military actions in a broader political and social context, showing the causes, course and consequences of the uprising for the fate of the Republic. Characteristic are the detailed descriptions of the battles and the analysis of the tactics used by both sides of the conflict, making the publication a valuable operational study. The illustrations on the plates are not merely decorative - they serve a documentary function, enabling the identification of elements of armaments, uniform cuts and branch heraldry. For military historians, museologists and collectors of militaria, this volume is a primary source for reconstructing the appearance of Polish formations of the late 18th century. In addition, the work is sometimes cited in studies of public sentiment and patriotic mobilization of the period, making it of both military and socio-cultural value. The rarity of complete editions with original plates raises the book's importance as a collector's and research object, especially for those seeking reliable iconography of the insurrection. All in all, Twardowski's publication is an item combining reliable historiography with rich visual material, indispensable in the library of anyone interested in the Kościuszko era.

Year of publication: Poznan 1894, Nakł. Księg. Catholic.

s. 90, [2], plates 22 [21 numbered, 1 title card plate - Kosciuszko leading his army into battle].

Format: 25.5 x 20.5 cm

Binding: publisher's cloth, gilt/embossed coat of arms of Poland and Lithuania in the central part of the cover and blackened titling on the face, decorative ornamentation on the facings.

Condition: complete and consistent, title page taped, some pages ragged at edges with minor tears and losses [no damage to text, on protective page signature [owned by Jan Mełnicki* Brodnica and notes in pencil], boards in chromolithography in better than good condition - original interleaved tissue guards preserved [7 later], pages with minimal soiling and ragging. 4 with more severe edgewear to the detriment of the artwork. liners taped, pastedown with price [Antiquarian Bookstore DOM KSIĄŻKI], binding with rubbing and scuffing at edges, visible discoloration, spine loss replaced with cloth in color, ka

* Mełnicki, Jan Kazimierz (1916 - 1993)- served as president of the Board of Directors of the Brodnica Branch of the Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society since its inception on June 24, 1952.Member of the Board of Directors of the Craft House Building Committee. Thanks to his activities in PTTK and in projects concerning the development of Brodnica (Craft House, promotion of sightseeing, protection of nature), it seems that he was an active person in the local social and cultural environment.