Published : 2024-07-04

Andreas von Witowski: A „Hero“ of Prussian Silesia

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The article presents Andreas von Witowski, a Prussian officer who was hailed by German 19th-century historiography as a hero of the Napoleonic wars in Upper Silesia. Witowski reportedly defended Upper Silesians against the plundering forays of Polish insurgents from New Silesia, who severely affected Upper Silesians in 1806-1807. The article recounts the actual course of events of the 1806-1807 campaign in the borderlands between Upper and New Silesia, demonstrating that the story of Witowski told by Prussian historiography – contrary to the facts – was expected to be one of several cornerstones underlying the legend of German Silesia.

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Andreas von Witowski, Napoleonic Wars, Upper Silesia, 1806/1807 uprising in New Silesia



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Teka of the Historical Sciences Commission of the Learned Society of KUL |ISSN 2658-1175 eISSN 2719-3144 DOI: 10.18290/tkh

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