Rozdzióbią nas kruki, wrony…, czyli Powstanie Styczniowe na ziemiach igołomsko-wawrzeńczyckiego powiśla / We will be pecked by ravens, crows…, or the January Uprising in the Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce region on the Vistula River

The presented chapter describes the events that took place in the area of Igołomia and Wawrzeńczyce during the January Uprising of 1863–1864. These lands, being the southernmost part of the Russian Empire, bordering the Austrian Empire, witnessed in the first year of the uprising of a series of skirmishes of varying intensity. The main part of the study focuses on the presentation of military events, including the causes and courses of two battles fought at Igołomia in March and May 1863. Much space in particular is devoted to the second battle of Igołomia, from May 4, 1863, whose significance goes far beyond the issues of local history. An equally important part of the article is an attempt to present the attitudes of the peasant population towards the insurgent events of 1863–1864. Discussion of this issue was preceded by a brief description of the socio-economic situation of the former Miechów district in the pre-uprising period, with particular emphasis on the lands of the today commune of Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce. The paper also presents the figures of two local farmers involved in activities for insurgents, an exception in the context of the general indifference of this social layer towards the idea of an uprising.