In his young years he had joined toe Order of Father Pio, that he left in 1790 so to devote himself to the military career (from 1792 in 3rd Regiment of Lithuanian Infantry). During the Kościuszko Upraise he was promoted to the rank of the captain. Was wounded at the defense of Warsaw. After the fall of the upraise he emigrated to France. So that to reach the french citizenship he served for next five years on the ship of the french navy. Then he served in various french troops participating in the battles at Lodi and Arcole. In cooperation with general Dabrowski he formed the Italian Legions. In 1798 he was promoted to the rank of colonel and vice-chef of II Legion. After the fall of Mantua was captured by Austrians. He was also the author of creation od Legion Republic on the islands on the Jońske Sea. Then because of the fact that Legions were sent on Santo Domingo by the help of Adam Czartoryski he offered service to tsar Alexander the Ist... [more]