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Night massacre at Csík-Mádéfalva
- When
- 7 January 1764
- Where
- Csík-Mádéfalva (today Siculeni, Romania)
Habsburg soldiers entered the village on a snowy night and killed about 400 Székely villagers, including women and children.
On the snowy night of 7 January 1764, Habsburg soldiers entered Csík-Mádéfalva in the Grand Principality of Transylvania (today Siculeni, Romania) and massacred about 400 unsuspecting people, including women and children. The killing became known as Siculicidium, the 'murder of Székelys', committed by the Habsburg army under Maria Theresa.
Sources
- Siculicidium Wikipedia, revision of 2025-06-06
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