What is Emilia Plater?
{{Infobox military person | name =Emilia Plater | image =Emilia Plater.PNG | caption =Emilia Plater, anonymous 19th century engraving | birth_date =13 November 1806 | birth_place =[[Vilnius]] (Wilno), [[Russian Empire]] | death_date ={{death-date and age|23 December 1831|13 November 1806}} | death_place =[[Justinavas]] (Justianiów) | placeofburial =[[Kapčiamiestis]] (Kopciowo) | CoA = [[File:POL CoA Plater I.png|20px]] ''Plater'' | noble family =[[Plater]] | father =Franciszek Ksawery Plater | mother =Anna von der Mohl (Anna z Mohlów) | allegiance =[[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] ([[November Uprising]] insurgents) | serviceyears =1830 | rank =[[Captain]] | battles = [[November Uprising]] }} '''Emilia Plater''' was a [[Poland|Polish]]-[[Lithuania|Lithuanian]] noblewoman and [[revolution|revolutionary]]. Plater led soldiers in several engagements during the [[November Uprising]] in the Polish-Russian Wars of 1830-1831. She became ill toward the end of the Uprising and died. Though she did not fight in any large battles, her story inspired many works of art and [[literature]]. She is a national heroine in [[Poland]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Belarus]], all formerly parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Plater, Emilia}} [[Category:1806 births]] [[Category:1832 deaths]] [[Category:Polish military people]] [[Category:Lithuanian people]] [[Category:Polish nobility]] {{bio-stub}}