Episode 2 of 6

Seizure of Ottoman Storehouses

When: April-May 1876
Where: Batak, Bulgaria
Part of: The April Uprising in Bulgaria and the Batak massacre

Batak's role in the uprising was to take possession of Ottoman storehouses in surrounding villages to ensure provisions for insurgents.

Batak's role in the April Uprising was to take possession of Ottoman storehouses in surrounding villages and ensure that the insurgents would have provisions. The only problem expected by the organizers was that Batak would have to defend itself alone against the Ottoman troops.

Sources

Batak massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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