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Cudgel War
Part of the War against Sigismund
Burned Village (1879) by Albert Edelfelt
Date
25 November 1596 – 24 February 1597[1]
Location
Finland (part of the Kingdom of Sweden)
Result
Nobility victory
Suppression of revolt and execution of the rebellion's leaders
Belligerents
Peasants and army
Nobility and army
Commanders and leaders
Jaakko Ilkka Pentti Pouttu (POW) Hannu Krankka Yrjö Kontsas Israel Larsson Support: Enemies of Fleming among the nobility Duke Charles
Clas Fleming Gödik Fincke Ivar Tavast Abraham Melkiorsson Axel Kurck
Strength
1,000–4,000+
1,500–3,300+
Casualties and losses
>2,550 dead
>500 P.O.W.
Unknown but significant
The strength varied in different engagements and some figures are approximations.
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1st Courland
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1st Finland
13th century
Tavastia
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3rd Finland
Livonia
15th century
Satakunta
16th century
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17th century
1st Beversrede
2nd Beversrede
Casimir
1st New Sweden1
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Saint Kitts
Kattan
1st Carolusborg1
2nd Carolusborg
3rd Carolusborg
4th Carolusborg
3rd New Sweden
Kauhajoki
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18th century
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19th century
1st Saint-Barthélemy
2nd Saint-Barthélemy
3rd Saint-Barthélemy
20th century
Svalbard
The Cudgel War (also Club War, Finnish: Nuijasota, Swedish: Klubbekriget) was a 1596–1597 peasant uprising in Finland, which was then part of the Kingdom of Sweden. The name of the uprising derives from the fact that the peasants armed themselves with various blunt weapons, such as cudgels, flails, and maces, since they were seen as the most efficient weapons against their heavily-armoured enemies. The yeomen also had swords, some firearms, and two cannons at their disposal. Their opponents, the troops of Clas Eriksson Fleming, were professional, heavily-armed and armoured men-at-arms.[2]
Modern Finnish historiography sees the uprising in the context of the conflict between Duke Charles and Sigismund, King of Sweden and Poland (War against Sigismund). Charles agitated the peasants to revolt against the nobility of Finland, which supported Sigismund during the conflict.
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^"Finnish peasant history". Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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