Historedia
Person

Petar Goranov

Events
1
Episodes
6
Years
1876

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Petar Goranov, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. The April Uprising in Bulgaria and the Batak massacre

    1876

    Role: Voivode leading armed men in Batak

    1. 1876-1876 · Batak, BulgariaSchuyler's Investigation

      Eugene Schuyler visited Batak and other locations to prepare a report on the uprising, published in the Daily News.

    2. April-May 1876 · Batak, BulgariaSeizure of Ottoman Storehouses

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

    3. 20 April 1876 · Koprivshtitsa, BulgariaAttack on Ottoman Police Headquarters

      Local rebel committee attacked the Ottoman police headquarters in Koprivshtitsa on 20 April 1876, following decisions taken at Oborishte.

    4. 2 May 1876 · Batak, BulgariaBatak Attack on Ottomans

      Part of the armed men in Batak, led by voivode Petar Goranov, attacked the Ottomans after the uprising was proclaimed.

    5. 14 May 1876 · Batak, BulgariaSurrender at House of Bogdan

      Those hidden in the House of Bogdan surrendered on 14 May 1876, as Ahmet Agha had pledged to spare them.

    6. 15 May 1876 · Batak, BulgariaAttack on Sveta Nedelya Church

      Ottoman paramilitaries destroyed Batak's school and advanced to the door of the Bulgarian Orthodox church Sveta Nedelya on 15 May 1876.

Sources

  1. Batak massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16