Expert deciphers 18th century “divine bird”, reveals shocking details

Archaeologists have discovered a historically important military eagle artifact, dating back to the final years of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Specifically, while conducting a licensed search in the Góry Forestry area of ​​the Chełm Forest in Rejowiec Commune, Chełm County, Poland, archaeologists Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski discovered fragments of an 18th-century military helmet known as a shako. Photo: @Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski.

Notably, among the remaining fragments is a stylized eagle emblem, along with a distinctive brass plate, both of which are likely to have been part of a soldier's headgear. Photo: @Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski.

The highlight of the find is a brass eagle badge, measuring approximately 12.8 cm x 11.5 cm, which was originally riveted to a broad, pointed-arched brass plate measuring approximately 15 cm x 19 cm. Photo: @Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski.

The eagle is depicted with its wings raised high, holding a sword in its left claw and wearing a closed crown on its head. Photo: @Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski.

Not only that, the animal is also dressed in a majestic military suit, with details of artillery grenades, flags, and musket balls. Photo: @Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski.

The back of the eagle badge shows faint initials, possibly “S” and “M”. Photo: @Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski.

What makes this discovery so intriguing, however, is that it may be related to the struggle for Polish sovereignty in the 1790s. Experts speculate that the badge was most likely worn by an infantryman of the Imperial Army and was made between 1791 and 1794 — the period of the Constitutional War of May 3, 1792 and the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794. Photo: @Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski.

Professor Maciej Trąbski of Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa suggests that the badge may have belonged to elite guard regiments commanded by figures such as General Józef August Iliński or Mikołaj Czapski. “The unique shape of the badge may reflect a custom, ordered by the regimental commander to distinguish it from other infantry units of the Imperial Army,” he said. Photo: @Krzysztof Fidler and Andrzej Kędzierawski.

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