«My First Battle: A Sergeant's Story» in Polish with a Parallel Translation

"My First Battle" is a story written by Adam Mickiewicz in 1833. The story tells about the author's first battle with the Russian army during the November Uprising of 1830 in Poland. In the story, Mickiewicz describes the brutality of war, frightening visions, and horrifying experiences of death of loved ones and one's own death.