Punitive Expeditions

in the campaign “Suppression of the January Uprising (1863–1864)”

The use of the regular army to suppress the January Uprising: Muravyov and Berg, appointed by the emperor, "resorted to brutal repressions and terror with the aim of suppressing the uprising"; "hundreds of Poles were executed, thousands exiled to Siberia or given over to the army"[1].

ID: C0062.T0077
Technique:  Punitive Expeditions
Start: January 1863
End: December 1864
Contributors: decolonial.ist project

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