Casimir Pulaski

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Casimir Pulaski, or Kazimierz Pułaski in Polish (Polish pronunciation:  ( listen); full name in Polish: Kazimierz Michał Wacław Wiktor Pułaski) of Ślepowron coat-of-arms (March 6, 1745 - October 11, 1779), was a Polish soldier, nobleman, and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry".