Badania archeologiczne domniemanej mogiły powstańca styczniowego z 1863 r. w miejscowości Lipe, gm. Blizanów, pow. kaliski, woj. Wielkopolskie

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Archaeological Research of the Alleged Grave of a January Insurgent from 1863 in the village of Lipe, Blizanow Commune, Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship In July 2023, verification archaeological research was conducted at the site of the alleged grave of a January insurgent in the village of Lipe, Blizanow Commune, Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship. On May 30, 1863, there was a skirmish between the tsarist army and insurgent units commanded by Colonel Edmund Callier. The violent clash, which broke out in the village of Borowiec, resulted in 14 deaths and left seven insurgents wounded. The fallen were buried at the local cemetery in Grodziec and the wounded found help and shelter among local people. According to oral history, one of the wounded allegedly reached the village of Jarantow Kolonia, where he was taken care of by the Mikolajczak family, but died of his wounds. His body was supposedly transferred near Pisko- Lipe and laid to rest in a nameless grave. A GPR survey undertaken before excavation works revealed soil disturbances in the vicinity of the wooden cross. The archaeological research did not confirm the existence of a grave in this area. There were modern destructions in the area where GPR detected soil disturbances, which indicates attempts to dig up the alleged grave. The insurgent may have been buried near the symbolic gravesite.