Ludwik Zwierzdowski

Ludwik Zwierzdowski
Ludwik Zwierzdowski
	Photograph of Ludwik Zwierzdowski between 1856 and 1863
Nicknames	Topór; Captain Wieliczko;
Born	11 January 1830; Vilnius, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	23 February 1864 (Age 34); Opatów, Congress Poland,
Cause of death	Hanging
Allegiance	Imperial Russian Army (1846-1863) Polish National Government (1863-1864)
Service years	1846-1864
Rank	Captain - Imperial Russian Army; Colonel - Polish National Government;
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Mogilev Province; Commander-in-Chief of the Sandomierz Province; Commander of the Krakow Division of the Second Corps;
Conflicts	Crimean War; January Uprising, Battle of Opatów †; ;
Awards	Order of Saint Anna;

Ludwik 'Topór' Zwierzdowski (1830-1864) was a Polish captain in the Imperial Russian Army, member of the conspiracy of Zygmunt Sierakowski, military commander of the Mogilev Province, military commander of the Sandomierz Province until February 1864 and a colonel in the January Uprising.