Prague uprising (1848)

The Pentecostal Storm
Part of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire

Contemporary depiction of the uprising
Date12 - 17 June 1848
Location
Result Defeat of the uprising
Belligerents
Czech Radical Democrats  Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Josef Václav Frič
Emanuel Arnold
Ferdinand I
Alfred Windisch-Grätz
Casualties and losses
43 killed
63 injured
14 killed
71 injured

The Prague uprising (Czech: Pražské červnové povstání), also known as the Pentecostal Storm, was an armed conflict on 12-17 June 1848 in Prague, which culminated in the revolutionary process in the Czech lands. The uprising was a spontaneous unprepared uprising, which was suppressed by the army and killed about 43 people.


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