Ludwik Adam Mieroslawski (; January 17, 1814,
Nemours, Seine-et-Marne – November 22, 1878, Paris) was a
Polish general, writer, poet, historian and political activist. Took part in the
November Uprising of the 1830s, after its fall he emigrated to France, where he taught Slavic history and military theory. Chosen as a commander for the
Greater Poland Uprising of 1846, he was taken prisoner early but amnestied during the
Spring of Nations. In 1848 and 1849 he fought for the insurgents in
Baden and in the
Electorate of the Palatinate. Afterwards he returned to France; he also had contacts with Italian activists like
Giuseppe Garibaldi. He also took part in the
January Uprising in the 1860s, as the first of four
dictators of the Uprising.