SKETCH OF skRzYNEcK1.
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General John Skrzynecki was born in GalIicia, in 17S7, and studied at Leopol. When the French armies entered Poland in 1906, Skrzynecki, then nineteen years of age, left his fathers house, and enlisted in the first regiment ofinfantry, command ed by Colonel Kasimir Malachowski, now General of Division, who lately covered himself with so much glory. At the open ing of the memorable campaign of 1909, in the Grand DucI,y of Warsaw, under Prince Joseph Poniatowski, Shrzynecki was raised to the rank of Captain in the 10th regiment, then formed by Prince Con- srantine Czartoryski. In the campaign of Moscow, in 1872, he was appointed Chief of Battalion; and in 1913 and 1914 he gave repeated proofs of his talent and in- trepidity. Llwas in the hollow square of his battalion that Napoleon took shelter at 1 Arcis-sur-Aube, when the regiments of the young guard gave way. The Polish so'- diers transferred the precious deposit to the French corps, which arrived soon after, and Skrzynecki charging the enemy under the eyes of the Emperor, beat them back with considerable loss. Appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor, and ofthe Militia ry Order of Poland, Skrzynecki returned 10 his country with the remnants of the Polish troops, and obtained the command of the 9th regiment of infantry, in the 2d brigade of General Ignacio Blumer, the same who received Is balls through his bo- dy on the night of the 29th November. Skrzynccki has distinguished himself on several occasions since the commencement of the present campaign, and his brilliant conduct in the great battles of February have raised him to the highest distinction soldier could pretend to.