Adomas Bitė

Adomas Bitė (Polish: Adam Bitis; 1836–1884) was a participant of the January Uprising and a peasant.

[1][2] Bitė was born in 1836 in Belazariškiai (Białozoryszki), his father died two years later, leaving Adomas, his mother Barbara and his eight siblings, including one sister.

[1] Together with Mamertas Gedgaudas, he was sent to Šiauliai County to assemble volunteers and weaponry.

[1] At the end of 1863 or the start of 1864, Bitė left his group, passing the command to Wincenty Powilański, and himself leaving for France to find arms and foreign aid, but he did not return after the uprising was defeated.

On 29 December 1878, he married Lucille Le Prieur, daughter of Louis Jean and Louise Francoise Vivier.