Zygmunt Przyjemski Explained

Zygmunt Przyjemski of Rawicz (died 3 June 1652)^[1] was a Polish military commander and a member of the administration of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In his youth he served in the French army during the Thirty Years' War. A general of artillery^[2] and, at the same time, the Field Writer of the Crown,^[3] he was taken captive by the Cossacks in the Battle of Batoh, in which he commanded the Polish infantry. He was executed soon afterwards with a few thousands other Polish prisoners taken in that battle.

Bibliography

• Kazimierz Lepszy (red.): Słownik biograficzny historii powszechnej do XVII stulecia. Warszawa: Wiedza Powszechna, 1968.

Notes and References

1. Górski, K. (1983, originally in 1902). Historya artyleryi polskiej. Warszawa: Wydawn. Artystyczne i Filmowe. pg. 142 (In Polish)
2. Moraczewski, J. (1866). Dzieje Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Volume 8. Poznań: N. Kamieński. Pg. 80 (In Polish)
3. (1907). STANISŁAWA OŚWIĘCIMA DYARYUSZ: 1643-1651. Polska Akademia Umiejętności. Pg. 285. (In Polish)