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Definition of pulaski, casimir - 2 dictionary results
Pu·las·ki   (pŏŏ-lās'kē, pə-)   
Polish patriot and general who aided American forces in the Revolutionary War, commanding the defense of Charleston (1779) and leading a cavalry brigade in the siege of Savannah.
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Pulaski, Casimir

English Casimir Pulaski Polish patriot and U.S. colonial army officer, hero of the Polish anti-Russian insurrection of 1768 (the Confederation of Bar) and of the American Revolution.

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