Czechoslovak Legion revolt

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The Czechoslovak Legion revolt was a 1918 uprising by Czechoslovak volunteer troops along the Trans-Siberian Railway that dramatically shifted control in Siberia and helped ignite and shape the Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War.

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instanceOf Czechoslovak military history event
event in the Russian Civil War
military uprising
alsoKnownAs Czechoslovak Legion mutiny NERFINISHED
Czechoslovak uprising in Siberia NERFINISHED
armedForceUsed armored trains along the Trans-Siberian Railway
infantry units of the Czechoslovak Legion
conflictType civil war front
railway war campaign
country Russia
describedBySource Czechoslovak military history works
histories of the Russian Civil War
endTime late 1918
followedBy consolidation of White control over parts of the Trans-Siberian Railway
expanded foreign intervention in Siberia
goal avoid disarmament by Bolshevik authorities
secure safe passage of Czechoslovak Legion to Vladivostok
hasCause Brest-Litovsk peace treaty and German pressure on Bolsheviks to control the Legion
conflict between Czechoslovak Legion and Bolshevik authorities over disarmament and transport east
hasEffect contributed to the establishment of Admiral Kolchak’s regime in Omsk
enabled formation of the Komuch (Committee of Members of the Constituent Assembly) in Samara
facilitated the rise of anti-Bolshevik White governments in Siberia
helped ignite the Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War
shifted control of large parts of Siberia away from Bolsheviks
hasPart mutiny of Czechoslovak Legion units along the Trans-Siberian Railway
involves armed clashes at railway junctions and stations
control of key Siberian cities along the railway
location Russian SFSR NERFINISHED
Siberia NERFINISHED
Trans-Siberian Railway NERFINISHED
opponent Bolshevik local soviets NERFINISHED
Red Army NERFINISHED
participant Bolshevik forces NERFINISHED
Czechoslovak Legion NERFINISHED
local anti-Bolshevik forces in Siberia
partOf Russian Civil War NERFINISHED
history of Czechoslovak independence movement
pointInTime 1918
result Bolshevik loss of effective control over much of Siberia in 1918
Czechoslovak Legion controlled long stretches of the Trans-Siberian Railway NERFINISHED
strengthening of anti-Bolshevik political centers in the east of Russia
significantFor Allied strategy on the Eastern Front after Russia’s exit from World War I
Czechoslovak struggle for independence from Austria-Hungary
control of the Trans-Siberian Railway
startTime May 1918
temporalContext early phase of the Russian Civil War
final phase of World War I

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Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War mainEvent Czechoslovak Legion revolt
American Expeditionary Force Siberia relatedEvent Czechoslovak Legion revolt
this entity surface form: Czechoslovak Legion revolt along the Trans-Siberian Railway