January Uprising

The children who were flogged to within an inch of their lives for refusing to pray in German

Known as the Strike of the Children of Września, the incident which saw the children flogged and their parents jailed, has gone down in history as a patriotic struggle to retain the right to use the Polish language. Kalbar/TFN

TFN’s Stuart Dowell travelled to the small town of Września near Poznań where 120 years ago today children boycotted religious classes in protest against Germanization. The students were flogged and their parents were sentenced to prison. Known as the Strike of the Children of Września, the incident has gone down in history as a patriotic struggle to retain the right to use the Polish language.

Heroes of 1863 January Uprising against Russian Empire honoured

President Andrzej Duda has paid his respects to those who fought and died in the 1863 January Uprising.

‘Patriotic sword’ used to fight Russians in January Uprising found in Bulgaria

The sword has been identified as a type that was especially popular in the Austrian-controlled part of Poland in the early 1860s, around the time of the January Uprising of 1863-1864.

The fascinating story of the Polish nobleman who owned Amsterdam

He sailed the Seven Seas and he fought against the Russians but Adam Mierosławski once controlled Amsterdam although he was a long way from Holland.

January insurgents were revered in inter-war Poland, president says

The patriots who fought in the 1863 January Uprising were objects of veneration in inter-war Poland, and the memory of the uprising was full of respect, President Andrzej Duda said during ceremonies marking the 155th anniversary of the revolt.

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