Greater Poland Uprising 1846 - Definition and Overview

Greater Poland Uprising of 1846 (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1846 roku) was a planned military insurection of the Polish people in the Greater Poland region against the occupying Prussian forces, designed to be a part of the all-Polish uprising in the 3 partitions of Poland, against the Russians, Austrians and Prussians.

Because the other insurections failed and the leaders of the underground organization were arrested by the Prussian authorities, no serious military hostilities occured in this year.

Famous insurgents

• Władysław Niegolewski (1819-1885) was a Polish libeal politician and member of parliament, insurgent in Greater Poland Uprising 1846, Greater Poland Uprising 1848 i January Uprising 1863, cofounder of Central Economic Society (TCL) in 1861 and People's Libraries Society (CTG) in 1880.

The Greater Poland Uprisings

• Greater Poland Uprising 1794 - to help the Kościuszko Uprising
• Greater Poland Uprising 1806 - to help Napoleon I to liberate Poland and create the Duchy of Warsaw
• Greater Poland Uprising 1846 - part of the all-Polish 3-partion uprising
• Greater Poland Uprising 1848 - part of the Spring of Nations
• Greater Poland Uprising (1918-1919) - Poland regains independence after the World War I