Chochołów uprising

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Museum of the uprising in Chochołów

The Chochołów uprising of February 21, 1846 was to become part of a general war for the restoration of the Polish state, along with the Krakow uprising and the uprising in the province of Poznan . However, he remained isolated and was quickly suppressed. It ended with attacks by the rich farmers against the Polish landowners and the annexation of the Republic of Krakow by the Austrian Empire .

prehistory

In the Polish partition areas , new political organizations emerged in the 1840s with the aim of renewing the Polish state. Among them were the “Democratic Society” in Warsaw and the Province of Poznan . The “Plebeian League” around Walenty Stefański was also formed in Poznan . This also radiated to Pomerania and West Prussia .

In the spring of 1845 the Central Committee in Poznan decided to prepare an uprising. The main reason was the fear that political reforms by the partitioning powers could spill Polish identity. It was planned to attack the Prussian and Austrian military stationed there in Poznan and Galicia and to trigger an uprising in the Russian part of Poland . This should turn into a general war. The aim was to rebuild the Polish state within the borders before the Polish partitions . In January 1846 it was decided in Cracow to form a national government headed by Karol Libelt .

course

The uprising began on February 18, 1846 in the Republic of Krakow . The “Krakow Manifesto”, written by Karol Libelt on February 22, 1846, announced the liberation of the peasants , support for the poor and full equality for Jews .

On the night of February 21-22, 1846, the Podhalanie in the Podhale region under the leadership of Jan Kanty Andrusikiewicz , Julian Goslar , Józef Leopold Kmietowicz and Michał Głowacki began the uprising by occupying several official buildings of the Habsburg administration in Chochołów, Ciche , Dzianisz and Witów .

The uprising was suppressed by the Habsburg troops from February 23, 1846 and the rebels were arrested in the fortresses of Špilberk , Kufstein and Wiśnicz . However, most were released during the March Revolution of 1848 . One of the participants in the uprising was the musician and mountain guide Sabała .

consequences

The Habsburgs directed the uprising of the Galician peasants under the leadership of Jakub Szela against the petty nobility and there were massacres of small property owners.

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