Mickiewicz's Legion
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The Polish Legion or Mickiewicz's Legion was a military unit formed on March 29, 1848 in Rome by one of the most notable Polish poets Adam Mickiewicz, to take part in the liberation of Italy.
The manifesto "Skład zasad, czyli Symbol polityczny Polski" (A composition of principles - political symbol of Poland) was composed by Mickiewicz for the Legion and advocated several things including: freedom of conscience, equality of all citizens, equality of women, enfranchisement of peasants, solidarity and brotherhood of Slavic nations.
The Legion counted about 200 soldiers. They fought alongside others in Lombardy and on barricades of Genoa against the royalists, in the defence of the Republic. The legionnaires also tried to help the revolutionaries in Hungary but were dispersed in Greece.
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