Who made a decision during the uprising that made Emilia Plater decide to continue the fight?
The Russian Emperor
General Dezydery Chłapowski
The Polish King
Her father
Answer
Emilia Plater was a Polish noblewoman who fought in the November Uprising against Russian rule. When General Dezydery Chłapowski decided to retreat from the uprising, Plater was determined to continue fighting. She led a small group of soldiers on a guerrilla campaign against the Russians, and eventually surrendered to the enemy in 1831.
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