DEMBIN'SKI, 414'ni-bim'sktA. HENRIK (179I ISO.1). A Polish and Ilungarian general, horn near Cracow, in Poland. Ile entered the .\riny in 1809, took part in the invasion of the l'reneli in ISE!. and was made captain by Napoleon himself on the battlefield of Smolensk. Ile subsequently distinguished him-elf at Leipzig After the fall of the Empire, he returned to his native country, and lived in comparative obscur ity for some time. The Polish Revolution of IS•130 called him an'ain to cries. lIe obtained the com mand of a brigade of cavalry, and exhibited he roic courage at the battles of Kuflcv and lenka. .1fterwards lie way Impiged in the cam paign in Lithuania, and returning to \Varsaw, was made commander-in-chief if I he nal ional army. holding the post. however. only for three days. .\ (ter the surrender of \Var-aw to the IZw•: -ians. Dembinski went to France. In 18:33 he pro ceeded to Egypt. and entered the service of Mehe met but returned to Paris in 1S:15. Some months after the outbreak of the Hungarian in surrection Ico-suth appointed him commander-in chief of the main llungarian army (February
.-, 191. lit drew lip a line of campaign. but could not obtain the concurrence of Gitrgei, whose tardy arrival caused the loss of the battle of linpolna I February t1' 27. Forced to retreat behind the Dembinski resigned his eoniniand. but subsequently consented to act under ile was appointed to the command of the Northern Hungarian .trey lout strongly urged the neeessity of uniting the of Ilungary with that of Poland. pro posing to lead an army into I;tilicia; but his advice was not taken. After the resignation of kos-lith. and the capitulation be l:Cirgei at Vilfigo- I.kugust 13, Vs491, Dembinski fled In S) lie returned to Eranee and commenced to write his s un the Hun garian war. Ile flied in Park in 1Se.4. Consult Danzer. Lhnif•iaski in l'aga•a Vienna, 1S731.