Henryk Ignacy Kamieński

After graduating from French military academies, in 1806 he became a captain of grenadiers and adjutant to Marshal Nicolas Oudinot.

He was then appointed one of the four squadron commanders of the Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard and deployed with that unit from Germany to Madrid.

[1] He fought in the anti-guerrilla force commanded by Jean-Baptiste Bessières, including at Somosierra, and escorted Napoleon on his return from Spain to France.

After winning a series of clashes with Russian troops, he retired to Gdańsk where he led numerous assaults, defensive actions and nighttime sallies beyond the town walls.

He was killed at Ostrołęka when a cannonball broke both his legs while he was leading the last Polish counterattack against the Russian beachhead.