Greater Poland Uprising (1848)

Greater Poland uprising 1848
Part of the Revolutions of 1848

Battle at Miłosław, 1868 painting by Juliusz Kossak.
Date19 March 1848 – 9 May 1848
Location
Result Prussian victory
Territorial
changes
Autonomy of Grand Duchy of Posen removed, Posen transformed into the Province of Posen
Belligerents

Polish independence movement

  • Polish militia and peasant guerrillas

 Kingdom of Prussia

Commanders and leaders
Ludwik Mierosławski Friedrich August Peter von Colomb
Strength
initially 20,000.[4] demobilized to 4,000–5,000 before the start of the Prussian attack.[1] initially 30,000, later reinforced to 40,000
Casualties and losses
640 killed about 500 killed

The Greater Poland uprising of 1848 or Poznań Uprising (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1848 roku / powstanie poznańskie) was an unsuccessful military insurrection of Poles against forces of the Kingdom of Prussia, during the Revolutions of 1848. The main fighting in the Prussian Partition of Poland was concentrated in the Greater Poland region but some fighting also occurred in Pomerelia. In addition, protests were also held in Polish inhabited regions of Silesia.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Zdrada was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Niemcy w Poznańskiem wobec Wiosny Ludów (1848-1850) - Page 192 Jerzy Kozłowski - 2009 "W powiatach nadnoteckich szerzyły terror oddziały utworzone przez ziemian niemieckich z kolonistów"
  3. ^ Encyklopedia wojskowa: dowódcy i ich armie, historia wojen i bitew, technika wojskowa, Volume 2 Andrzej Krupa Wydawn. Nauk. PWN, 2007, page 443 "Opuszczających obozy atakowało wojsko, a koloniści niemieccy pacyfikowali wsie"
  4. ^ Reichel, Peter. Robert Blum - ein deutscher Revolutionär (in German). p. 120.