Stanisław Brzóska

He commanded the Polish detachment in South Podlasie and northern Lesser Poland, defeating the Russians in many skirmishes.

He was captured eventually in April 1865, sentenced to death by the Russians and hanged publicly in Sokołów Podlaski in the presence of a crowd of 10,000 people.

In early 1861, Brzoska was transferred to Łuków, where on March 10, 1861, he was arrested by Tsarist authorities for patriotic, pro-Polish sermons.

The young priest was sentenced by Russian military court for two years at Zamość Fortress, but was eventually released after three months.

In early 1865, Brzoska, together with his adiutant Franciszek Wilczynski, hid in the house of Ksawery Bielinski, soltys of the village of Krasnodeby-Sypytki, near Sokolow Podlaski.