Polish Legion in Turkey
| Polish Legion in Turkey | |
|---|---|
| Legion Polski w Turcji Türkiye'deki Polonya Lejyonu | |
| Active | 1877–1878 |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Ottoman Empire |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Army |
| Size | 200 |
| Campaigns | Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) |
| Commanders | |
| Commanders |  Józef Jagmin † |
The Polish Legion in Turkey (Polish: Legion Polski w Turcji, Turkish: Türkiye'deki Polonya Lejyonu) was a military force formed in Istanbul by emigrants from Partitioned Poland to fight with the Ottoman Army in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) against Russia. The legion numbered around 200 men.
It was divided into two branches: European and Asian. The Asian division fought on the Caucasian front. The European branch, with about 70 people under the command of Józef Jagmin, became part of the division under Salha Pasha.[1] The legion partook in the Battle of Eski Zagra in Bulgaria, where many legionnaires, including Jagmin, died.
See also
- Adam Mickiewicz
- Mustafa Celalettin Pasha
- Józef Bem
- Antoni Aleksander Iliński
- Ahmet Rüstem Bey
- Władysław Stanisław Zamoyski
- Ludomił Rayski
- Wojciech Bobowski
- Marian Langiewicz
- Stanisław Julian Ignacy Ostroróg
- Stanisław Julian Ostroróg
- Leon Walerian Ostroróg
- Stanislas Ostroróg
- Ibrahim Bey
References
- ^ Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa, Warsaw, 1970, vol. II.