November Uprising
Anti-Russian uprising in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1830–31)
November Uprising
The November Uprising (Polish: powstanie listopadowe), also known as the Polish–Russian War of 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when young Polish officers from the military academy of the Army of Congress Poland revolted. The Kingdom of Poland, established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, was formally a constitutional monarchy in personal union with the Russian Empire, but over time Russia increasingly violated its constitutional autonomy. Political repression, censorship, and the curtailment of civil liberties, combined with the influence of revolutionary movements in Western Europe, contributed to growing discontent among Polish elites, officers, and students. The uprising began on the night of 29 November 1830 in Warsaw, initiated by a group of young Polish military cadets led by Piotr Wysocki. Their goal was to assassinate or capture the Russian...
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