Cudgel War
1596/97 peasant uprising in Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Cudgel War | |||||||
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Part of the War against Sigismund | |||||||
Burned Village (1879) by Albert Edelfelt | |||||||
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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. |
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.