November Uprising
Videos
The November Uprising, also known as the Polish–Russian War of 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising b
Marcin Zaleski, Wzięcie Arsenału
The Battle of Olszynka Grochowska
Emilia Plater leading scythemen 1831
Seal of the "dictator" of the uprising
Józef Chłopicki
Videos
Józef Grzegorz Chłopicki was a Polish general who was involved in fighting in Europe at the time of Napoleon and later.
November Uprising
…on a course of action. Unpopular ministers were removed and men like Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, the historian Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz and General Józef Chłopicki took their places. Loyalists led by Prince Czartoryski initially tried to negotiate with Grand Duke Constantine and to settle matters peacefully…
Portrait of Chłopicki by Wojciech Stattler, 1831