Greater Poland uprising of 1806 was a Polish military insurrection which occurred in the region of Wielkopolska, also known as Greater Poland, against the occupying Prussian forces after the Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1772–1795).. The uprising was organized by General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski to help advancing French forces under Napoleon in liberating …

Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska ([vʲɛlkɔˈpɔlska] (); German: Großpolen, Latin: Polonia Maior), is a historical region of west-central Poland.Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland.. The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history. Since the Middle Ages, Wielkopolska proper has …