John Adams vs Tadeusz Kościuszko
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Compare the life timelines of John Adams (1735–1826) and Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1746 to 1817.
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John Adams (1735–1826)
- — Born in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony Verified
- — Graduated from Harvard College Verified
- — Married Abigail Smith Verified
- — Defended British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre Verified
- — Served as a delegate to the Continental Congress Verified
- — Helped draft and championed the Declaration of Independence Verified
- — Co-negotiated and signed the Treaty of Paris Verified
- — Served as the first Vice President of the United States Verified
- — Served as the second President of the United States Verified
- — Died at Quincy, Massachusetts, on the fiftieth anniversary of independence Verified
Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817)
- — Born at Mereczowszczyzna in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Verified
- — Studied at the Corps of Cadets in Warsaw Verified
- — Continued his studies in Paris Verified
- — Commissioned colonel of engineers in the Continental Army Verified
- — Engineered the defenses that contributed to the American victory at Saratoga Verified
- — Designed and built the fortifications at West Point Verified
- — Returned to Poland and joined its army as a major general Verified
- — Proclaimed and led the Kościuszko Uprising Verified
- — Wounded and captured at the Battle of Maciejowice Verified
- — Died in Solothurn, Switzerland Verified