Anniversary of the announcement by the carat of mobilization in Russia and the Kingdom of Poland, in connection with revolutions in Belgium and France.
Today in our calendar we will look at 1 of the causes of the outbreak of the November Uprising.
Among the many causes of the 1830 outbreak of independence, 1 of the key factors is the political situation at the time. In 1825, the Tsaric throne was taken over by Nicholas I, who, after a lesson of decabrists, even more energetic than his predecessor, fought against all plots and secret groups, especially Masonic. In response, a number of fresh secret groups joined the Kingdom of Poland against his authority.
In July and August 1830 revolutions broke out in France and Belgium, which, in addition to hitting their governments, besides reconciled with the alleged 1815 signing. The Holy Covenant, i.e. an global agreement to build on Christian principles in abroad and interior policy, to advance legitimacy and balance between European countries.
On October 17, the Tsar began mobilization of the Russian and Polish troops. His authoritative intention was to suppress the Belgian uprising by force. However, according to any historians, he wanted to usage the expected intervention as a pretext to pull large forces over the border and start a war with Prussia. In any case, the authorities of the Kingdom of Poland received a command from St. Petersburg to prepare for war and the army under the leadership of Prince Constanty stood in full combat readiness.
The Prussians felt anxious due to the fact that on the 1 hand they were allowed to let the tsaric troops go to Belgium and on the another hand there was a hazard that Poles entering Wielkopolska and Pomerania would provoke revolt of the local population and join these districts in the Kingdom of Poland.
November 23, Piotr Wysocki, Józef Zalivski and another conspirators were informed of possible arrests. It is not entirely clear who gave them this information, but it should not be excluded that it was the work of Prussian military intelligence. Moreover, Polish revolutionaries did not taste the fight against the revolution in another countries. In any case, in view of the threat, the opponents proceeded to accelerate preparations for the coup.
Interesting in the context of the “Prussian Footstep” is the communicative of General Jan Nepomuken Umiński. This Mason, was sentenced to 6 years in prison in 1826 for participation in Wielkopolska Union of Cossites. Just before or a fewer days after the outbreak of the November rebellion, he managed to escape from the Prussian prison in Głogów and join the insurgent troops. He began his service as a simple soldier to advance very quickly, to take command of the regiment, and to become chief of the uprising for a while.
While his escape from prison at the time of the outbreak of the revolt is mysterious, the fact that he voluntarily returned to his cell in 1846 is at least suspicious. small is found in the past of people who flee captivity to later voluntarily return to it, especially as the Prussians in the meantime confiscated his full estate. Of course, the full can be attributed to the honorary conduct of Umiński and his request to be able to return and live in Wielkopolska, but there is no way to get free of the suspicion that he could get out of prison for a "word of honor" to aid set fire to the anti-Cracian rebellion.
Jan Nepomucen UmińskiPrevious entry from our calendar is available Here.
