Rebellion in Guria (1841)
Conflict in the former Georgian principality of Guria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rebellion in Guria (1841) (Georgian: გურიის აჯანყება, romanized: guriis ajanq'eba; Russian: Мятеж в Гурии, myatezh v Gurii) was a conflict in the former Georgian principality of Guria, at that time part of the Georgia-Imeretia Governorate of the Russian Empire, that took place as a reaction to the government's newly introduced duties and taxes for the Georgian peasants. The rebels, joined by several nobles, were initially successful in overrunning much of Guria, but they were finally defeated by the Imperial Russian Army and the allied Georgian nobility in September 1841.
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Gurian rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Colonel Aleksey Brusilov Colonel Moisey Argutinsky-Dolgorukov David Dadiani |
Abes Bolkvadze † David Gugunava Ambako Shalikashvili (POW) | ||||||
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Around 3,000 | Around 7,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
At least 32 killed, 115 wounded, 17 POW | Hundreds killed, WIA, POW |
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