| Galician Uprising | |||||||||
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| Part ofAustro-Polish War | |||||||||
 The entry of Polish troops into Krakow on July 15, 1809, painting byMarcin Stachowicz | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Duchy of Warsaw |  Austrian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Piotr StrzyżewskiStanisław Kostka Zamoyski | Archduke FerdinandChristian Wurmser | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 6,000–7,000 soldiers | 15,000 soldiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
TheGalician Uprising of 1809 was a Polish armed uprising against theAustrian Empire led by Piotr Strzyżewski during thePolish-Austrian War. The rebellion ended with an Insurgent military victory.[1]
The territory ofGalicia has been under theAustrian Control since1772.[2] Thecreation ofDuchy of Warsaw led to the idea of an armed uprising being more popular among the population.
After theBattle of Raszyn theAustrian forces capturedWarsaw, forcingJózef Poniatowski to retreat and assume defensive positions onThe Vistula River.[3] The Austrian forces failed to defeatPoniatowski's defences, which allowedhis army to use that situation to capture many cities (such as:Kock,Lublin,Sandomierz andZamość), includingLviv, which became the headquarters ofthe Provisional Central Military Government of Galicia.[3]