Editing Bydgoszcz (section)

===Late modern period===
[[File:Bitwa o most Gdański 1794 r.jpg|thumb|right|Battle of Bydgoszcz in 1794 during [[Kościuszko Uprising]].]]
In 1772, in the [[First Partition of Poland]], the town was acquired by the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] as Bromberg and incorporated into the [[Netze District]] in the newly established province of [[West Prussia]]. At the time, the town was seriously depressed and semi-derelict.<ref name="AEP">August Eduard Preuß: ''Preußische Landes- und Volkskunde''.  Königsberg 1835, [[iarchive:bub gb L sAAAAAcAAJ/page/n403|p. 381.]]</ref> Under [[Frederick the Great]] the town revived, notably with the construction of a canal from Bromberg to [[Nakło nad Notecią|Nakel]] (Nakło) which connected the north-flowing Vistula River via the Brda to the west-flowing [[Noteć]], which in turn flowed to the [[Oder River|Oder]] via the [[Warta]].<ref>Baedeker, Karl, ''Northern Germany'', London, 1904, p.163.</ref> From this period until the end of the German Empire, a large majority of the city's inhabitants spoke German as their main language, and the city would later acquire the nickname "little Berlin" from its similar architectural appearance to the prewar image of the German capital and the work of shared architects such as [[Friedrich Adler (architect)|Friedrich Adler]], [[Ferdinand Lepcke]], [[Heinrich Seeling]], or [[Henry Gross (architect)|Henry Gross]].<ref name="LitBer2"/> During the [[Kościuszko Uprising]], in 1794 the city was briefly recaptured by Poles, commanded by General [[Jan Henryk Dąbrowski]],<ref name="VB" /> and the local Polish administration was co-organized by [[Józef Wybicki]].<ref name="kd" />

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| image1 = Bydgoszcz - plac teatralny i most gdanski 1899-1916 (70484985) (cropped).jpg
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| caption1 = A postcard (ca 1899-1916), on the left the [[Municipal Theatre, Bydgoszcz|municipal theatre]], demolished in 1945.
| image2 = Bromberg, Posen - Kgl. Preuß. Handwerks-Gewerbeschule (Zeno Ansichtskarten).jpg
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| caption2 = [[Bydgoszcz Canal]] was one of the key contributions to the city's industrialisation.
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| caption3 = An architectural ensemble of tenements built along the leat canal of the [[Brda (river)|Brda]] river near [[Mill Island, Bydgoszcz|Mill Island]] would often become inspiration for local artists.
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| caption4 = [[Dworcowa Street]] developed rapidly after the construction of the main railway station in 1851 and became a home for the [[Prussian Eastern Railway]] [[Prussian Eastern Railway Headquarters, Bydgoszcz|headquarters]].
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In 1807, after the defeat of Prussia by [[Napoleon]] and the signing of the [[Treaty of Tilsit]], Bydgoszcz became part of the short-lived Polish [[Duchy of Warsaw]], within which it was the seat of the [[Bydgoszcz Department]]. With Napoleon's defeat at the [[Battle of Nations]] in 1813, the town was re-annexed by Prussia as part of the [[Grand Duchy of Posen]] (Poznań), becoming the capital of the [[Bromberg (region)|Bromberg Region]]. During the [[November Uprising]], a [[Resistance movements in partitioned Poland (1795–1918)|Polish insurgent organization]] was active in the city and local Poles helped smuggle volunteers, weapons and ammunition to the [[Russian Partition]] of Poland.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Umiński|first=Janusz|year=1998|title=Losy internowanych na Pomorzu żołnierzy powstania listopadowego|magazine=Jantarowe Szlaki|volume=4 |language=pl|issue=250|page=13}}</ref> After the fall of the uprising, one of the main escape routes for surviving insurgents and civilian insurgent authorities from partitioned Poland to the [[Great Emigration]] led through the city.<ref>Umiński, p. 16</ref>

In 1871 the Province of Posen, along with the rest of the Kingdom of Prussia, became part of the newly formed [[German Empire]]. During German rule, the oldest church of the city (church of Saint Giles), the remains of the castle,<ref name=TB/><ref name=VB/> and the Carmelite church and monastery were demolished. In the mid-19th century, the city saw the arrival of the [[Prussian Eastern Railway]]. The first stretch, from Schneidemühl ([[Piła]]), was opened in July 1851.

At the time of [[World War I]], Poles in Bydgoszcz formed secret organizations, preparing to regain control of the city in the event of Poland regaining its independence.<ref name=TYG>{{cite web|url=http://tygodnikbydgoski.pl/historia/bydgoszcz-w-rece-polskie-przeszla-pokojowo-14-07-19|title=Bydgoszcz w ręce polskie przeszła pokojowo|website=Tygodnik Bydgoski|access-date=27 October 2019|author=Stefan Pastuszewski|language=pl}}</ref>