Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	8.06

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		Tadeusz, brigadier, fortification, reorganize, military, well-educated, characteristic, rank, oath, dictator, planner, abuse, port, wounded, defeat, bridges
	content words:		Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko, American Revolution, Eastern Europe, Colonial Army, Fort Mercer, Delaware River, Fort Ticonderoga, Bemis Heights, General Burgoyne, Revolutionary War

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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
By Jane Runyon

¹     Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko is the given name of a hero of the American Revolution. It would sound much different in his native Polish, but Americans usually pronounce his last name koz-ee-OS-koe. He was born in Poland in 1746. Poland is a country you can find on a map in Eastern Europe. Kosciuszko's family was well-educated and owned some land, but they were still very poor. Tadeusz took the course in life many young men in the same situation took. He decided to make his career in the military. While in training, he discovered two of his own characteristics which would help him throughout his life. First of all, he found that he had a great skill in developing strategies to win battles. His ability to plan tricks to overcome an enemy in battle became famous. The second characteristic he found was his belief in freedom for every man, woman, or child. Both of these characteristics were to carry him into the hearts of the American colonists.

²     Military engineers were hard to find in the 1700's. A military engineer is a person who takes charge of building roads and bridges which will be used by the soldiers fighting in a war. In 1776, Kosciuszko left his home in Poland and headed for America. He was needed by the colonial forces. He was a brilliant planner, an accomplished engineer, and he believed in the American quest for freedom. He was quickly accepted into the Colonial Army and given the rank of colonel.

³     Kosciuszko's first task was to defend the port at Philadelphia against British attack. He ordered Fort Mercer built on the Delaware River and had fences built in the river which would force the British ships to sail into an American trap. His plan was a success.

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