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Polish Texans Website
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| 1 | 1772 | - 1772: The first partition of Poland - Prussia, Austria and Russia annexed one-quarter of Poland's territory
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| 2 | 1776 | - 1776: Tadeusz Kosciuszko a 30 year old military engineer wins a decisive victory for the American Revolution over the British in the battle of the Saratogo
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| 3 | 1779 | - 1779: Casimir Pulaski, a brigadier general in George Washington's Continental Army, dies in the battle at Savannah.
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| 4 | 1791 | - 1791: Polish parliament votes Constitution
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| 5 | 1793 | - 1793: Prussia and Russia seize additional territory in western and eastern Poland
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| 6 | 1795 | - 1795: The third partition of Poland by Prussia, Austria and Russia
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| 7 | 1818 | - 1818: Polish veterans who had served under Napoleon sail up the Trinity River and found the military camp of Champ d'Asileqv north of Galveston, near what is now Liberty, Texas.
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| 8 | 1836 | - 2 Mar 1836: The Texas Declaration of Independence is adopted at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
- 22 Oct 1836: Sam Houston is inaugurated president of the republic
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| 9 | 1845 | - 29 Dec 1845: Texas enters the union as the 28th state
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| 10 | 1846 | - 1846: Polish uprising in Austrian partition of Poland fails.
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| 11 | 1850 | - 1850: Texas's first railroad, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado, is chartered.
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| 12 | 1854 | - 1854: One hundred Polish families arrive in Galveston, an event marking the start of major Polish immigration to Texas. The first organized settlement of Polish immigrants in America is founded at Panna Maria in Karnes County, Texas
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| 13 | 1861 | - 12 Apr 1861: The United States Civil War begins
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