Vilnius uprising (1794)

Vilnius uprising
Part of the Kościuszko Uprising
Date22 April 1794
Location
Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Result Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Kościuszko's rebels)		 Russia Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jakub Jasiński
Karolis Prozoras		 Russia Nikolay Arsenyev
Russia Szymon Kossakowski
Strength
370[1] 2,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Jakub Jasiński
Lithuanian language manifesto of Vilnius uprising, issued and distributed in Vilnius in spring of 1794

The Vilnius Uprising of 1794 (Lithuanian: Vilniaus sukilimas) began on April 22, 1794, during which Polish[2]-Lithuanian[3] force led by Jakub Jasiński fought Russian forces occupying the city during the Kościuszko Uprising.[4] The Russians were expelled from Vilnius, and thanks to Jasiński's skill, no casualties were sustained during the bloodless uprising.[5] Vilnius townspeople also actively participated in the city's defense from the Russians, some even by throwing stones at them.[6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BUDRECKIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bolesław Twardowski (1896). Historya Powstania Kościuszki 1794 r. (in Polish). Poznań: Księgarnia Katolicka.
  3. ^ Kiaupa, Zigmantas[Ed.:Ursula Vent] (2002). The history of the Baltic countries (3., rev. ed.). Tallinn: Avita. p. 90. ISBN 9789985206058.
  4. ^ Jasas, Rimantas. "Vilniaus gynimas". vle.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ Henry Smith Williams, The Historians' History of the World, The Outlook Company, 1904, Google Print, p.418
  6. ^ "Vilniaus gynyba 1794 metais". ldkistorija.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.