Scythemen

Scythemen of the 2nd Kraków Grenadier Regiment in 1794.
Polish scythemen of the January Uprising in 1863–1864.
Scythemen in 1831, led by Emilia Plater. Gouache by Jan Rosen.

Scythemen, also known as scythe-bearers[a] is the term for soldiers (often peasants and townspeople) armed with war scythes.[1] First appearing in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794, scythemen quickly became one of the symbols of the struggle for Polish independence and for the emancipation of the serfs.

  1. ^ a b Jasas 2021.


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