Unprepared Polish peasants, mostly armed with scythes,…

February 1863 CE

Unprepared Polish peasants, mostly armed with scythes, are massacred by a squadron of Russian hussars at Čysta Būda, near Marijampolė, on February 2.

While there is still hope of a short war, insurgent groups merge into bigger formations and recruit new volunteers.

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Marijampole Marijampole Lithuania View →

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Aleksander Wielopolski View → Alexander II of Russia View →

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Prussia, Kingdom of View → Russian Empire View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Austrian Empire View → Poland, Congress Kingdom of View → France, Second Empire of View →

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Polish Revolution and Reaction 1852-1863 View → January Uprising, or Polish Rebellion of 1863-64 View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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