Piotr Wysocki

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Piotr Wysocki

Piotr Wysocki (b. 1797 in Warka-d. 1875 there), was the Polish lieutenant - leader of Polish conspiracy against Russian Tsar Nicolas I. He raised military insurgents on 29 November 1830, starting November Uprising against Russia. In 1831 he was sentenced to death by Russians, but he was "only" deported to Siberia for 20 years.

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