Greater Poland Uprising (1848)

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Greater Poland uprising 1848
Part of the Revolutions of 1848
Battle at Miłosław, 1868 painting by Juliusz Kossak.
Date 19 March 1848 – 9 May 1848 Location Prussian Partition of Poland (Grand Duchy of Posen and former West Prussia), Silesia Result Prussian victory Territorial changes Autonomy of Grand Duchy of Posen removed, Posen transformed into the Province of Posen
Belligerents
Polish independence movement Polish militia and peasant guerrillas	Kingdom of Prussia Prussian Army and German colonists militia[1][2][3]
Commanders and leaders
Ludwik Mierosławski	Friedrich August Peter von Colomb
Strength
initially 20,000.[4] demobilized to 4,000–5,000 before the start of the Prussian attack.[1]	initially 30,000, later reinforced to 40,000
Casualties and losses
640 killed	about 500 killed

The Greater Poland uprising of 1848 or Poznań Uprising (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1848 roku / powstanie poznańskie) was an unsuccessful military insurrection of Poles against forces of the Kingdom of Prussia, during the Revolutions of 1848. The main fighting in the Prussian Partition of Poland was concentrated in the Greater Poland region but some fighting also occurred in Pomerelia. In addition, protests were also held in Polish inhabited regions of Silesia.