Historical calendar – the anniversary of the beginning of the Polish army by the Tsarist administration. The conscripts were those who were “subversive elements”.
Today in our calendar we will look at the impulse that led to the outbreak of the January Uprising.
In mid-1862, the secret tsarist police broke up respective groups of revolutionaries and not only Polish. In Warsaw, there was activity related to coal (Revolutionary Masoneria), a Russian revolutionary wheel, at the head of which were Tsarian officers specified as the Russian revolutionist Andrij Potebnia. They sought to cooperate with Poles and to fight the Tsar together.
In June 1862, Potebnia attempted to assassinate the military politician of the Kingdom of Poland Alexander Lüders by wounding him hard. any Russian conspirators were arrested and sentenced to death, nevertheless Potebni managed to escape.
From September to December 1862, the Tsarist authorities slow abolished martial law, first in the Radom state and then in the remaining provinces, in addition to the capital and respective of the most extremist cities. The coolness of the militant moods caused the Red organization conspirators to lose their ground under their feet, which is why they accelerated preparations for the outbreak of fighting. The reaction of the authorities was to usage an unfortunate way to discharge moods, that is to say, to carry out extraordinary Brands to the Russian army.
The Branka was ordered by number Aleksander Wielopolski in agreement with Oberpolicajst Sergey Muchanov. It was of a different character than the erstwhile shares. Back in the day, it was a recruit draw. On the another hand, this was based on the list of conscripts which were named after all suspects of participation in illegal organizations.
At night from 14 to 15 January 1863, dozens of patrols made up of soldiers of the empire appeared on the streets of Warsaw. “The gates are spinning, the bolts are blurring out, the light is flickering on all floors, the solstices run the home from basement to attic” – mentioned the author Seweryna Duwinska. The Branka was a disaster. Only 1,657 men were detained. Only 559 were considered fit to serve. The others have returned home.
At this point the question should be asked whether the thought of forced conscription was not to be a provocation from the very beginning, aimed at the outbreak of the revolution at an unfavourable winter season. In any case, the youth subject to the manufacture was prejudiced by a branched network of conspirators, and then fled into the forest and joined the fast formation of insurgent troops.
Officially, the Uprising broke out on January 22. Feared by the situation, the white organization proposed to Wielopolski to cooperate to relieve tension in the Kingdom. This 1 refused, with determination to face and destruct the conspirators. He hoped that playing with the brand for the military would pacify the moods, comparatively limit the strength of the rebellion, which he would crush and be able to proceed his improvement work peacefully. The news of the outbreak was written: "The ulcer burst".
Unfortunately, the prolonged fighting led to the collapse of Czarski's trust in him and his resignation. The bitter number went abroad and never appeared in the country again.
Previous entry from our calendar is available Here.
