Szymon Kossakowski
- Birth Date:
- 00.00.1741
- Death date:
- 25.04.1794
- Extra names:
- Szymon Kossakowski, Ши́мон Коссако́вский
- Categories:
- General, Nobleman, landlord
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Szymon Marcin Kossakowski (Lithuanian: Simonas Martynas Kosakovskis) (1741 in Šilai, Jonava district municipality - 1794) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic), and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. In 1793, he became the last Great Hetman of Lithuania.
He participated in the Radom Confederation and the Bar Confederation. A supporter of the Russian Empire during the Kościuszko Uprising and earlier, he was deemed a traitor. In the aftermath of the Wilno Uprising he tried to escape by boat, but was captured and hanged in the town hall square of Wilno with the inscription of He who swings will not drown and was buried in the cellars of the church in Jonava.
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22.04.1794 | Wilno Uprising
The Wilno Uprising of 1794 began on April 22, 1794, during which Polish and Lithuanian forces led by Jakub Jasiński fought with Russian forces occupying the city during the Kościuszko Uprising. The Russians were expelled from Wilno, and thanks to Jasiński's skill, no casualties were sustained during the bloodless uprising.