The official date of the start of the insurrection is considered to be March 24, 1794. After a briefing by officers of the Krakow garrison, Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Jozef Wodzicki went to mass at the Capuchin church, after which they laid their sabers at the foot of the altar to be consecrated. After taking the sabers in their hands, they vowed readiness to give their lives for the defense of the homeland.
