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Karol Turno

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Lifespan

1788 – 1860

17901800181018201830184018501860November Uprising · 1830-1831Battle of Ostrołęka — May 26, 1831 · Congress Poland · November Uprising

Active service 1831 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 43.

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Karol Turno (1788–1860) was a Polish military officer and a Brigadier General of the Army of Congress Poland. Born 7 May 1788 in Warkowicze in Volhynia, he joined the Imperial and Royal Austrian Army in 1807. However, in 1809 he switched sides and joined the army of Duchy of Warsaw to take part in the short Polish–Austrian War as an adjutant to his uncle, General Kazimierz Turno. Promoted to the rank of captain in 1811, he took part in all campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars between 1812 and 1814.

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