Greater Poland Uprising of 1806

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The Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 was an insurrection by Poles in the Greater Poland region against Prussian rule, carried out in alliance with Napoleon’s forces and contributing to the creation of the Duchy of Warsaw.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf insurrection
military conflict
uprising
aim liberation of Greater Poland from Prussian rule
restoration of a Polish state
allyOf Napoleon I
alsoKnownAs Greater Poland Uprising of 1806
surface form: Wielkopolska Uprising of 1806
belligerent French forces allied with Polish insurgents
Polish insurgents
Prussian forces
cause Polish desire to regain independence
Prussian occupation of Polish territories after the partitions of Poland
conflictType national uprising
contributedTo creation of the Duchy of Warsaw
country Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
endTime 1807-01
followedBy Treaty of Tilsit
surface form: Treaties of Tilsit

establishment of the Duchy of Warsaw
hasCommander Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
Józef Wybicki
Stanisław Mokronowski
hasParticipant First French Empire
surface form: French Empire

Poles
Prussia
historicalRegion Poznań region
surface form: Wielkopolska
involvedEthnicGroup Poles
involvedState First French Empire
surface form: French Empire

Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
languageOfParticipants Polish
location Greater Poland
Poznań
militaryTheater Central Europe
opposedTo Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
partOf Napoleonic Wars
Polish independence movement
surface form: Polish national liberation movements
precededBy Partitions of Poland
Prussian annexation of Greater Poland
relatedTo Greater Poland Uprising of 1848
Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
result Polish victory
expulsion of Prussian authorities from most of Greater Poland
significance helped legitimize Polish cause in Napoleonic diplomacy
mobilized Polish society in support of Napoleon
significantEvent entry of Napoleon’s troops into Poznań in November 1806
formation of Polish military units allied with France
startTime 1806-11
supportedBy French army
Napoleon I
timePeriod 19th century

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Greater Poland historicalEvent Greater Poland Uprising of 1806
Polish independence movement hasPart Greater Poland Uprising of 1806
Greater Poland Voivodeship hasHistoricalEvent Greater Poland Uprising of 1806
Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 alsoKnownAs Greater Poland Uprising of 1806
this entity surface form: Wielkopolska Uprising of 1806
Prussian Partition of Poland significantEvent Greater Poland Uprising of 1806