Józef Hauke-Bosak

Józef Hauke-Bosak (19 March 1834 – 21 January 1871) was a Polish military leader of the January Uprising. A close ally of rebel leader Romuald Traugutt, Hauke-Bosak commanded the Polish Army in Lesser Poland, where he fought many successful battles against the Russians. He left Poland after the uprising collapsed in 1864. Hauke-Bosak was killed in battle while serving in the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War.

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