Battle or uprising · 1784
The orchard-fence war at Räpina
In 1784 Livonian peasants took the new poll tax and governorship reforms to mean that labour dues at the manors were abolished, and many refused to work. Squads of soldiers were sent to the manors. On 15 July 1784 at Räpina the peasants met some 30 soldiers armed with stakes torn from the manor orchard fence. Five peasants were killed and eight wounded, while four soldiers were hurt. It was probably the largest clash of the unrest, and the next year the Räpina landowner Gerhard Friedrich von Löwenwolde was killed.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1784. aastal tõlgendasid Liivimaa talupojad asehalduskorra ja pearahamaksu kehtestamist kui mõisakoormiste kaotamist ning paljud keeldusid teole minemast. Mõisatesse saadeti soldatite turvameeskonnad. 15. juulil 1784 astusid Räpinas umbes 30 soldatile vastu mõisa puuaiast kistud teivastega talupojad. Viis talupoega sai surma ja kaheksa haavata, haavata sai ka neli soldatit. See oli arvatavasti rahutuste ulatuslikuim kokkupõrge ning järgmisel aastal tapeti Räpina mõisnik Gerhard Friedrich von Löwenwolde.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Puuaiasõda ↗