Conflict: | Uprising in Tukums |
Partof: | the Russian Revolution of 1905 |
Date: | 13–16 December 1905 |
Place: | Tukums, Russian Empire (at this day part of Latvia) |
Result: | Defeat of the rebels
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Combatant1: | LSDRP Local fighting workers |
Commander1: | A. Erdans N. Tide P. Anskalis I. Peagle K. Vatsetis R. Revevsky |
Commander2: | Nikola Pavlovich Alexander Alexandrovich |
Strength1: | Around 2,000 armed rebels |
Strength2: | More than 45 soldiers |
Casualties1: | 100 rebels dead |
Casualties2: | 39 killed and 28 wounded |
Casualties3: | 37 rebels sentenced to death |
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]
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]
Native Name: | "Tukuma republika" in Latvian |
Conventional Long Name: | The Tukums Republic |
Common Name: | Tukums |
Era: | Russian Revolution of 1905 |
Government Type: | Republic |
Event Start: | Uprising against the Russian Empire |
Date Start: | 13 December |
Year Start: | 1905 |
Event End: | The Russian Government suppresses the uprising |
Date End: | 16 December |
Year End: | 1905 |
Event Pre: | The Russian Revolution of 1905 begins |
Date Pre: | 22 January 1905 |
P1: | Russian Empire |
Flag P1: | Flag of Russia.svg |
S1: | Russian Empire |
Flag S1: | Flag of Russia.svg |
Today: | Latvia |
Capital: | Tukums |