Joseph Sulkowski
Joseph Sulkowski (Józef Sułkowski, c. 1770, Palatinate of Poznań – 22 October 1798, Cairo, Egypt) was a Polish captain in the French Revolutionary Army and friend and aide de camp to Napoleon Bonaparte. He also became friends with Muiron, Vivant Denon, Lazare Carnot, Augereau, and Bourienne. His name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe, on the 28th column, as SULKOSKY.
Joseph Sulkowski | |
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Józef Sułkowski by Antoni Brodowski | |
| Born | c. 1770 Palatinate of Poznań |
| Died | 22 October 1798 Cairo, Ottoman Egypt |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France, First French Republic |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars (Italy, Egypt) |
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