# Canonical recap data for January Uprising in Poland (1863)
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slug: january-uprising-poland
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1863/january-uprising-poland"
title: January Uprising in Poland
subtitle: Polish nationalists launched an armed rebellion against Russian rule that lasted 18 months and became a defining moment of European resistance.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1863-01-22
endDate: 1864-01-01
datePrecision: day
year: 1863
decade: 1860
country:
name: Poland
slug: poland
summaryShort: The January Uprising was an insurrection against Russian imperial rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland and adjacent lands of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Sparked by nationalist aspirations, political repressions, religious differences and opposition to conscription, it was organized by the clandestine C
summaryLong: The January Uprising was an insurrection against Russian imperial rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland and adjacent lands of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Sparked by nationalist aspirations, political repressions, religious differences and opposition to conscription, it was organized by the clandestine Central National Committee and subsequently by the revolutionary Polish National Government. It began on 22 January 1863 and continued until the last insurgents were captured in 1864.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Jan_Matejko_-_Polonia_1863_%28Poland_Enchained%29_-_MNK_XII-453_-_National_Museum_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg/1280px-Jan_Matejko_-_Polonia_1863_%28Poland_Enchained%29_-_MNK_XII-453_-_National_Museum_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "January Uprising"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Uprising"
  title: January Uprising
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- revolution
metaDescription: The January Uprising was an insurrection against Russian imperial rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland and adjacent lands of the former Polish–Lithuanian Comm
wikidataQid: Q473670
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260622203430/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Uprising"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-22
  label: January Uprising
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Uprising"
