Greater Poland Uprising 1848 - Definition and Overview

Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1848 roku) was a military insurection of the Polish people in the Grand Duchy of Poznań (or the Greater Poland region) against the occupying Prussian forces, during the Spring of Nations period.

It was held under the political leadership of the National Comitee in Poznań (Komitet Narodowy w Poznaniu). After the military victories in the battles of Miłosław and Sokołów the leadership left wing attempted to develop the guarilla war into the people's war, while the right wing tried to negotiate more autonomy for the Grand Duchy of Poznań. The act of capitulation was signed on 9 May 1848.

Famous insurgents

• Tytus Działyński (1796-1861), Polish political activist, protector of arts
• 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