Kościuszko Uprising
1794 failed rebellion against the second partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kościuszko Uprising,[lower-alpha 8] also known as the Polish Uprising of 1794,[2][lower-alpha 9] Second Polish War,[3][lower-alpha 10] Polish Campaign of 1794,[4][lower-alpha 11] and the Polish Revolution of 1794,[5][lower-alpha 12] was an uprising against the Russian and Prussian[6] influence on Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in Poland-Lithuania and the Prussian partition in 1794. It was a failed attempt to liberate the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from external influence after the Second Partition of Poland (1793) and the creation of the Targowica Confederation.
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Kościuszko Uprising, 1794 | |||||||||
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Poland–Lithuania (Kościuszko rebels) |
Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg monarchy)[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||
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