Vyoshenskaya Uprising

Vyoshenskaya Uprising
Part of the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War
DateMarch 11 - June 8, 1919
Location
Result Insurgent victory
Belligerents
Upper Don Cossacks
Don Army
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Southern Front
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 8th Army (RSFSR)
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 9th Army (RSFSR)
Commanders and leaders
Pavel Kudinov
Vladimir Sidorin
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Pavel Knyagnitsky
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Tichon Hvesin
Strength
est. 30,000 14,000
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

The Vyoshenskaya Uprising (or Upper Don rebellion) (March 11 - June 8, 1919) was an uprising of the Don Cossacks during the Russian Civil War led by Pavel Kudinov against the Bolsheviks, which had occupied the Upper Don district in January–March 1919. The uprising was centered around the village of Vyoshenskaya.


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