On the same day, April 24, the so-called High Temporary Council was created, headed by the Mayor of Vilnius, Antoni Tyzenhaus, and Voivode of Novogrudok, Józef Niesiołowski.

[8] On June 4 Tadeusz Kościuszko dissolved the council, as he regarded it too radical, and replaced it with Central Office of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Also, Kościuszko dismissed Colonel Jasiński, naming General Michał Wielhorski commandant of the rebel army in Lithuania.

[9] On July 19, the Russians attacked Vilnius The city was defended by 500 soldiers and 1,500 armed members of the municipal militia.

The Vilnius Uprising is commemorated on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw, with the inscription "WILNO 22 IV – 13 VIII 1794”.