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This was the case for the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which had seen a series of uprisings before or after but not during 1848: the November Uprising of 1830–1831; the Kraków Uprising of 1846 (notable for being quelled by the anti-revolutionary Galician slaughter), and later on the January Uprising of 1863–1865.
In 1846 there had been an uprising of Polish nobility in Austrian Galicia, which was only countered when peasants, in turn, rose up against the nobles. [7] The economic crisis of 1845–47 was marked by recession and food shortages throughout the continent. At the end of February 1848, demonstrations broke out in Paris.
The French Revolution of 1848 (French: Révolution française de 1848), also known as the February Revolution (Révolution de février), was a period of civil unrest in France, in February 1848, that led to the collapse of the July Monarchy and the foundation of the French Second Republic. It sparked the wave of revolutions of 1848.
The port of Messina consists of a peninsula that starting from the southern end of the city turns north and then west in the shape of a sickle. At the starting point of this small peninsula, a massive fortress, known as the Citadel of Messina, formed by a pentagonal construction protected by deep moats and ramparts, had been built after Messina's great insurrection of 1674-78 against the ...
The uprising in Poznań had started on 20 March 1848, [17] and inspired by the events in Berlin, a demonstration in Poznań was organized. As the authorities agreed to creation of a delegation that would bring proposals from the Polish side to Berlin and to the Prussian king, the Polish National Committee was created in Poznań. [ 1 ]
The Young Irelander Rebellion was a failed Irish nationalist uprising led by the Young Ireland movement, [1] part of the wider Revolutions of 1848 that affected most of Europe. It took place on 29 July 1848 at Farranrory, a small settlement about 4.3 km north-northeast of the village of Ballingarry, South Tipperary.
The Sicilian insurgents used to sing, in Sicilian language, the popular song Lu dudici jnnaru 1848 (en. "The 12 January 1848"): [...] January 12th, day of valour, unfurl the tricolour, freedom, freedom. [...]. [11] The Sicilian revolution of 1848, which was characterised by a wide use of the Italian tricolour. [11] Fighting outside Palermo ...
The June Days uprising (French: les journées de Juin) was an uprising staged by French workers from 22 to 26 June 1848. [1] It was in response to plans to close the National Workshops , created by the Second Republic in order to provide work and a minimal source of income for the unemployed .