Berek Joselewicz (17 September 1764 – 15 May 1809) was a Polish merchant of Jewish heritage and a colonel of the Polish Army during the Kościuszko Uprising. Joselewicz commanded the first Jewish military formation in modern history excluding Prince Potemkin's Israelovsky.
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17 September 1764 Kretinga, Samogitia, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Died |
5 May 1809 (aged 44) Battle of Kock, Kock, Poland
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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