The BRCC has built in Bulgaria an…

The BRCC has built in Bulgaria an intricate revolutionary organization, recruiting thousands of ardent patriots for the liberation struggle.

Finally, in 1875, the committee comes to believe that external distractions have weakened the Ottoman Empire enough to activate this struggle.

Local revolutionary committees in Bulgaria attempt to coordinate the timing and strategy of a general revolt.

Armed groups are to enter Bulgaria from abroad to support local uprisings, and diversionary attacks on Ottoman military installations are planned.

Despite these efforts at coordination, the BRCC strategy fails.

Although planned as a general revolt, the September Uprising of 1875 occurs piecemeal in isolated locations, and several local revolutionary leaders fail to mobilize any forces.

The Turks easily suppress the uprising, but the harshness of their response attracts the attention of Western Europe; from this time, the fate of Bulgaria becomes an international issue.