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Topic: November Uprising, Cadet Revolution, or Polish Rebellion of 1830-31

November Uprising, Cadet Revolution, or Polish Rebellion of 1830-31

Years: 1830 - 1831

The November Uprising—also known as the Cadet Revolution—an armed rebellion against the rule of the Russian Empire in Poland and Lithuania, begins on November 29, 1830 in Warsaw when a group of young non-commissioned officer conspirators from the Imperial Russian Army's military academy in Warsaw directed by Piotr Wysocki revolts.

They are soon joined by large parts of Polish society.

Despite several local successes, the uprising is eventually crushed by a numerically superior Russian army under Ivan Paskevich.

“History is important. If you don't know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it.”

—Howard Zinn, You Can't Be Neutral ... (2004)