Kraków Uprising
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Edward Dembowski leading a rebel attack and brandishing a crucifix, moments before his death. Anonymous artist. | |||||||||
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Jan Tyssowski (POW) Edward Dembowski † |
Ludwig Collin Ludwig von Benedek | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown, estimated at few thousands | Unknown, estimated at few thousands | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1,000–2,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
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The Kraków Uprising (Polish: powstanie krakowskie, rewolucja krakowska; German: Krakauer Aufstand; Russian: краковское восстание) of 1846 was an attempt, led by Polish insurgents such as Jan Tyssowski and Edward Dembowski, to incite a fight for national independence. The uprising was centered on the city of Kraków, the capital of a small state of Free City of Krakow. It was directed at the powers that partitioned Poland, in particular the nearby Austrian Empire. The uprising lasted about nine days and ended with an Austrian victory.