Józef Kossakowski (colonel)

Józef Dominik Korwin-Kossakowski (16 August 1771 in Vaitkuškis near Ukmergė – 2 November 1840 in Warsaw), was a Polish–Lithuanian statesman and military commander, a participant of Targowica Confederation and a colonel of the Polish Army. He used the Ślepowron coat of arms.

Józef Kossakowski
Józef Kossakowski around 1794
Coat of arms	Ślepowron
Full name	Józef Dominik Korwin-Kossakowski
Born	16 August 1771 Vaitkuškis near Ukmergė
Died	2 November 1840 Warsaw
Noble family	Kossakowski
Spouse(s)	Ludwika Zofia Potocka
Issue	Stanisław Szczęsny Józefa Barbara Genowefa Pelagia Adela

Ślepowron, the coat of arms of Korwin-Kossakowski

Kossakowski had been a member of the Four-Year Sejm and was awarded the Order of the White Eagle by King Stanisław August Poniatowski in 1793.^[1] He fought in the Grande Armée during the Napoleon's invasion of Russia.^[1] During the November Uprising he signed an access of the citizen of Vilnius voivodeship to the uprising.^[1]

He married Ludwika Zofia Potocka, daughter of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, they had four children, among them one son Stanisław Szczęsny Kossowski.^[1]