1863 metai: Lietuvos kariuomenės fenomenas

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Sukilimas, 1863-1864 (Lenkijos ir Lietuvos sukilimas; Sausio sukilimas; January Uprising); Lietuvos kariuomenė; Lietuvos sukilėlių vadovybė; Rusijos Imperija, XIX a; Sukilimas, 1863-1864 (Lenkijos ir Lietuvos sukilimas; Sausio sukilimas; January Uprising); Tautinė vyriausybė; January Uprising; January Uprising of 1863–1864; Lithuanian armed forces; Lithuanian army; Lithuanian uprising command; Military of Lithuania; National Government; Russian Empire, 19th century.

ENThe tradition of modem Lithuanian soldiers as a social group developed throughout the uprisings of the 19th century, therefore without deeper knowledge of the phenomenon of the armed forces at that time it would be impossible to perceive the object of the Lithuanian army. The article is dedicated to a rather poorly investigated issue, namely the prerequisites for the development of the historical Lithuanian armed forces in 1863 and their functioning, leaving aside the issues pertaining to the command over and administration of the January uprising which have been bestowed more attention in historiography. Analysis of the birth and existence of the insurgent army as a volunteer unit covering the moral motives, peculiarities of development, structure, internal order, everyday life, and provision for the forces is based on Lithuanian, Polish, and Russian archival materials, published sources, and special literature. [From the publication]