A group of French soldiers dressed in North African garb joined this rebellion as volunteers, creating a unit called the "Zouaves of Death".
This rebellion was sparked in part by the cruelty of General Karl Lambert, who held the post of namestnik and had introduced martial law. A group of French soldiers dressed in North African garb joined this rebellion as volunteers, creating a unit called the "Zouaves of Death". During this rebellion, a regional governor personally hanged over 100 rebels, earning the nickname "Muravyov the Hangman" or "Hangman of Vilnius". Many of the rebels were members of the szlachta nobility. The soldiers who crushed this rebellion allegedly sought revenge by defenestrating the piano once owned by Chopin. This rebellion was an attempt to escape Russian rule and took place during the reign of Alexander II. For 10 points, name this 1863 rebellion in Poland, named for the month it started.
This rebellion was sparked in part by the cruelty of General Karl Lambert, who held the post of namestnik and had introduced martial law.
{January Uprising}