Ks Ludwik Kusionowicz (1816-1888), the parish priest in Gdów from 1842 to 1888, chronicled the Battle of Gdów and also provided refuge in the Church ("Kościół") of Gdów for supporters of the Polish nationalists who were fleeing the Austrian military and their peasant militia. The Church is located close to where the historic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Battle_of_Gd%C3%B3w" class="extiw" title="w:en:Battle of Gdów">Battle of Gdów</a> took place in 1846 (in the field next to Gdów Cemetery) and in which Polish 'insurgents', under the command of the absent Colonel Suchorzewski, fought for independence from Austria in the only battle of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Krak%C3%B3w_Uprising" class="extiw" title="w:en:Kraków Uprising">Kraków Uprising</a>.  Ludwik’s "nephew" Sylwester was at that time living in Chochołow and training as a teacher and organist under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pl:Jan_Kanty_Andrusikiewicz" class="extiw" title="w:pl:Jan Kanty Andrusikiewicz">Jan Kanty Andrusikiewicz (pl)</a> who was one of the leaders of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pl:Powstanie_chocho%C5%82owskie" class="extiw" title="w:pl:Powstanie chochołowskie">Chochołow Uprising (pl)</a>  which took place on 21 February 1846, five days before the  Battle of Gdów.<br><span style="color:blue;"><i>The <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Scotch_Mist/Poland" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Scotch Mist/Poland">Scotch Mist Gallery</a> contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.</i></span>
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