Tomasz Kuszłejko

Tomasz Egidiusz Kuszłejko (Lithuanian: Tomas Egidijus Kušleika; 1821 – 1894) was a participant of the Uprising of 1863.

[3] In March 1863, he was mobilised by Bolesław Dłuski to form a unit in the Krakės forests, near his manor.

[4] His unit of about 800 rebels, mostly peasants, concentrated in the Krakiai forest near Kuszłejko's manor, chose him as commander.

[2] Kuszłejko recruited new rebels through the regiment's fighters, inciting the public against Russian occupation.

[2] For several years he was involved in a court dispute over part of his estate, which the Kaniewski brothers were trying to seize.