Dembinski, HENRY,

Dembinski, HENRY, a Polish general, was born near Cracow, 16th January 1791, entered the Polish army in 1809, and fought under Napoleon against Russia and at Leipzig. In the Polish revolution of 1830 he so distinguished himself that for a short time he was commander-in-chief of the national army; in 1833 he entered the service of Mehmet Ali. On the outbreak of the Hungarian insurrection, Kossuth appointed him commander-in-chief of the Hungarian army. He drew up a plan of the campaign, but was hampered by the jealousy of Görgei; and after the defeat of Kapolna (February 26-28, 1849) he was forced to resign his command. At Kossuth's resignation Dembinski fled to Turkey, but in 1850 he returned to France, and died at Paris, 13th June 1864. He was author of Mémoires (1833) and four other works.