Kościuszko Uprising

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The Kościuszko Uprising was a 1794 Polish insurrection led by Tadeusz Kościuszko against the partitioning powers, chiefly Russia and Prussia, in an effort to restore Poland’s sovereignty.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish national uprising
insurrection
uprising
aim defend the Constitution of 3 May 1791
restore Poland’s sovereignty
commander Jakub Jasiński
Jan Kiliński NERFINISHED
Józef Poniatowski
Józef Zajączek NERFINISHED
Tadeusz Kościuszko
conflictType national liberation uprising
war of independence
country Poland
endTime 16 November 1794
1794
followedBy Polish Legions in Italy
hasCause Second Partition of Poland
loss of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth sovereignty
hasPart Battle of Maciejowice
Battle of Racławice
Battle of Szczekociny
Proclamation of Połaniec
Vilnius Uprising of 1794
Warsaw Uprising of 1794
historicalPeriod 18th century
leader Tadeusz Kościuszko
location Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED
Poland
Vilnius
Warsaw
namedAfter Tadeusz Kościuszko
opponent Imperial Russia
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire
participant Jewish fighters
Polish insurgents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Prussian Army
Russian Imperial Army
peasant scythemen
partOf Polish national liberation movements
history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
precededBy Bar Confederation
War in Defense of the Constitution
result Third Partition of Poland
defeat of Polish forces
final dissolution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
significantEvent Kościuszko’s capture at Maciejowice
Kościuszko’s oath in Kraków
startTime 1794
24 March 1794


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