The Polish rebel was not sure how he would be received in England. After all, he had helped to eject Great Britain from its American colonies, and King George III was allied with Russia. Yet even though he was bitterly attacked by Tory newspapers such as the Courier and the Post, Kosciuszko was the toast of London.1 On May 30, 1797, the Gentleman’s Magazine reported: “The gallant General Kosciuszko arrived in the river Thames on-board a Swedish vessel, attended by many Polish officers, who are going with him to America.
