Revolt of the Muckers
Conflict between two groups in Southern Brazil in 1873 and 1874 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Revolt of the Muckers was a conflict between two groups in a German community in Southern Brazil, in 1873 and 1874. It took place in the region of Sapiranga, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Jacobina Mentz Maurer, believed by some to be a prophet, led a conflict that was eventually quelled by the Brazilian military, and its leaders either killed or arrested and imprisoned.[1]
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Mucker's Revolt | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Muckers | Empire of Brazil | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jacobina Mentz Maurer † |
Colonel Genuino Sampaio † Col. César Augusto Col. Carlos Telles Cap. Santiago Dantas | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
700-1,000 |
600 soldiers 150 volunteer civilians | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
approximately 150 killed, hundreds captured | at least 40 soldiers killed (including Colonel Genuino) |
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