Michał Sokolnicki
1760–1816 (age 56)
Biography
Michał Sokolnicki (1760–1816) was a military officer who served during a pivotal period of Polish history marked by significant political upheaval and military conflict. His career reflected the turbulent circumstances facing the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the broader European theater of the Napoleonic era.
Sokolnicki's military service and dedication to his nation are commemorated by his burial in the Świętokrzyski Cemetery in Warsaw, a resting place befitting his status and service. His life spanned the final decades of the Commonwealth and the early years of the partition period, making him a figure of the transitional era in Polish military history.