Beech Fighting (1848)

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Commemorative plaque commemorating the Bukowski Soldiers in Buko

Fighting for Beech (1848) - the clashes of Wielkopolska insurgents with the Prussian army in Buko, which took place on May 4, 1848.

As early as 18 April, numerous German troops entered the city under Colonel. von Heister. Their aim was to restore the Prussian administration and to "calm the minds of the public". On May 3, the last company of this group left the city heading for Grodzisk Wielkopolski. On the night of 3 May, a new German unit under Captain Boenigek entered the city and took over the quarters on the market and adjacent streets. Approx. h. At 4am, the knights under the command of Eugeniusz Sczaniecki and Kazimierz Niegolewski entered the city. Between the sycophants and the inhabitants of the city on the one hand, and the Prussian soldiers on the other hand a bloody battle ensued. At first the insurgents used the element of surprise and many German soldiers lost their lives. The Prussians soon formed a pattern and opened the fire to disperse the sycophants. At a later stage of the fight, they retaliated against the inhabitants, many of whom lost their lives. Captain Boenigka left Buk approx. 10.30 heading for Pniew, but already around 6 pm, more powerful German troops entered the city from Grodzisk Wlkp. Due to their considerable advantage, the insurgents were forced to retreat and the Germans began to search and shoot the Poles. After the fruitless revision of the church, the parish priest, Antoni Bielski, was also shot. It is estimated that about 120 sycophants and city dwellers died in Buk. On the German side dozens of soldiers were killed. Under the repression, after 1848 Buk ceased to act as the seat of the county authorities, although the Bukowski district existed until 1887.

The 1848 Wielkopolska Uprising Bibliography

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