Greater Poland uprising (1806)
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For other uprisings in Greater Poland, see Greater Poland Uprisings (disambiguation).
Greater Poland uprising of 1806 was a Polish military insurrection which occurred in the region of Wielkopolska, also known as Greater Poland, against the occupying[1][2][3][4][5][6] Prussian forces after the Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1772–1795).
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Entrance of Jan Henryk Dąbrowski to Poznań painted by Jan Gładysz | |||||||
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Unknown French soldiers ca. 23,000 Polish soldiers Unknown Pospolite ruszenie |
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The uprising was organized by General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski to help advancing French forces under Napoleon in liberating Poland from Prussian occupation. The Wielkopolska Uprising was a decisive factor that allowed the formation of the Duchy of Warsaw (1807) and the inclusion of Wielkopolska in the Duchy of Warsaw.[7]