Restrykcje administracyjne i karno-sądowe w Galicji w czasie powstania styczniowego

The outbreak of the January Uprising in the Russian partition awakened hopes in patriotic circles in Austrian Galicia. Some of the inhabitants of Galicia crossed the border and took part in the uprising, others were involved in clandestine activities to provide supplies for the insurgents. Noticing this process, the Austrian authorities took restrictive measures based on existing law. Mass inspections and searches, not only in the border zone, but also in the interior of Galicia, resulted in numerous arrests. They covered wider circles of Galician society – landed noblemen, intelligentsia and craftsmen. Participants in the uprising and conspiratorial activists in Galicia were tried, initially in civil courts, and, with a state of emergency being declared, in military courts. After the fall of the uprising, the Austrian authorities began to gradually lift the restrictions. Finally, on April 18, 1865, the state of emergency in Galicia ended. The restrictive actions taken by the Austrian authorities significantly limited the possibilities of supporting insurgent activities in the Russian partition. They reduced the possibilities of conducting a broader mobilization of volunteers to fight and supplying insurgent units with weapons and ammunition. They also limited the propaganda impact on the spirit of patriotism and revolution on the Polish society in Galicia.