Pulaski. the eldest son of Count Joseph Pulaski. was born In Poland in 1748 and was a member of the Polish nobility. He fought with his father in the popular uprising against Russian control after Poland had been partitioned by Germany. Russia and Austria. When it became evident that the forces of freedom who had fought so gallantly against enormous odds and with inadequate equipment would be slaughtered by the Russians. Pulaski chose to disperse his men and seek aid for their cause abroad. Although a penniless refugee. and having lost his father. and brother in the fight for freedom for Poland. he sought help in Prussia. Turkey and then France. In Paris.