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Corps of Cadets, Warsaw, by Zygmunt Vogel. The Warsaw Corps of Cadets (English: School of Chivalry; Polish: Szkoła Rycerska or Akademia Szlachecka Korpusu Kadetów) was the first state school in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The tradition of General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces dates back to the period of the first Republic of Poland when in 1765 king Stanisław August Poniatowski established the Corps of Cadets in Warsaw as a state school.
The state Corps of Cadets was established in Warsaw on 15 March 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski . The Corps of Cadets was housed in the Kazimierz Palace ( Pałac Kazimierzowski, now the rectorate of Warsaw University). The Corps' commandant was Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski .
Originally built in 1637–41, it was first rebuilt in 1660 for King John II Casimir (Polish: Jan II Kazimierz Waza, from whom it takes its name) and again in 1765–68, by Domenico Merlini, for the Corps of Cadets established by King Stanisław II Augustus.
A corps of cadets, also called cadet corps, is a type of military school (such as a JROTC high school, ROTC program, senior military college or service academy) intended to prepare cadets for a military life, with the school typically incorporating real military structure and ranks within their respective program.
What is the Corps of Cadets (Warsaw)? The Corps of Cadets was established in Warsaw on 15 March 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski.
12 de oct. de 2017 · Born into a noble family of modest means in 1746, Kościuszko graduated from the Corps of Cadets in Warsaw at the age of 20 before pursuing studies in military and civil architecture and painting in Paris.
