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2 unusual facts about Gosiewski


Gosiewski

Gosiewski (Korwin) family of Korwin coat of arms originating from a Knight of the clan Korwin, Lord of Gosiewo (Gosie or Gosie Lesnica), near Zambrów

Gosiewski (Ślepowron) family of Ślepowron coat of arms originating from a Knight of the clan Slepowron, Lord of Gosie or Gosiewo, near Różan


Battle of Selburg

Contemporaneously, on the same day (September 30), Swedish general Gustav Horn fought another battle nearby, just east of Wenden (not to be confused with the battle at Wenden between Horn and Gosiewski just two months later on December 3) with an army of 2,500 against Stefan Pacs inferior force of just 600–700 soldiers.

Przemysław Gosiewski

On 16 April 2010, Gosiewski was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta and on 29 April 2010, the City Council in Ostrowiec made him an honorary citizen.


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