The Tukums Uprising (in Latvian: Tukuma sacelšanās), also called the Tukums War, was an armed uprising against the Russian rule in the city of Tukums, today Latvia.[1]
Uprising in Tukums | |||||||
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Part of the Russian Revolution of 1905 | |||||||
A momument in honour of the events in the uprising | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
LSDRP Forest Brothers of Latvia Local fighting workers | Russian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
A. Erdans N. Tide P. Anskalis † I. Peagle K. Vatsetis R. Revevsky | Nikolai Miller Pavlovich † Alexander Alexandrovich | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Around 2,000 armed rebels | More than 45 soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
100 rebels dead | 39 killed and 28 wounded | ||||||
37 rebels sentenced to death |
During the uprising, the rebels created a temporary republic: the Republic of Tukums. Although, the republic would last only for three days, before getting annexed back by the Russian Government.[2]
The Tukums Republic "Tukuma republika" in Latvian | |||||||||
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1905–1905 | |||||||||
Capital | Tukums | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
Historical era | Russian Revolution of 1905 | ||||||||
• The Russian Revolution of 1905 begins | 22 January 1905 | ||||||||
• Uprising against the Russian Empire | 13 December 1905 | ||||||||
• The Russian Government suppresses the uprising | 16 December 1905 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Latvia |
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