Piotr Wysocki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Piotr Wysocki

November Uprising participent

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1797

Place of Birth: Warka, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1875

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Piotr Wysocki (10 September 1797 in Warka – 6 January 1875 there), was a Polish lieutenant and leader of the Polish conspiracy against Russian Tsar Nicolas I.
Nobleman (szlachcic) of Odrowaz Coat of Arms, he raised military insurgents on 29 November 1830, starting the November Uprising against Russia.
In 1831 he was sentenced to death by Russians, but his sentence was commuted to a 20 years exile in Siberia. On 3 March 1831 he was awarded the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari (cross number 1).