WHEREAS, the great Count Casimir Pulaski attempted to lead a revolt of peasants of his native Poland against the Russians in 1771; and
WHEREAS, the failure of this bold plan resulted in the defeat of his small army, the confiscation of his estates and his being outlawed, after which he fled to Paris; and
WHEREAS, he there met Dr. Benjamin Franklin and expressed a strong desire to help the young republic of the United States to win its Independence from Great Britain; and
WHEREAS, in 1777 Count Pulaski came to America, joined the Army under General Washington and was commissioned a general in command of cavalry which, despite many obstacles, greatly strengthened the Continental forces; and
WHEREAS, while leading the brave men of his Legion in battle at the siege of Savannah, Georgia, he was mortally wounded on October 11, 1779 in the cause of American independence, it is proper that the sacrifice of this young nobleman and his companions should be perpetuated in the minds of our citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Walter W. Bacon, Governor of the State of Delaware, do hereby proclaim Monday, October 11, 1948, as