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The insurgents headed by Abes Bolkvadze clash with the Russian troops of Colonel Brusilov at Gogoreti
on August 9, 1841, inflict heavy casualties upon them and force Brusilov to retreat.
Twice this month the Gurians try but fail to take Ozurgeti, the principal town of Guria and the last remaining outpost of the Russians.
Dissension within the rebel ranks leads to the defection of many noble allies, most importantly of Prince David Gugunava.
on August 9, 1841, inflict heavy casualties upon them and force Brusilov to retreat.
Twice this month the Gurians try but fail to take Ozurgeti, the principal town of Guria and the last remaining outpost of the Russians.
Dissension within the rebel ranks leads to the defection of many noble allies, most importantly of Prince David Gugunava.
Some twenty-five hundred regular Russian troops under Colonel Moisey Argutinsky-Dolgorukov—aided by the volunteer units provided by the pro-Russian nobles—eventually attack the rebels on September 5 and defeat them, killing more than sixty.
By late September Guria is again calm and under the Russian control, but the government makes no further effort to collect taxes in cash or cultivate potatoes.
By 1842, most arrested rebel leaders will be released, except Prince Ambako Shalikashvili, who is banished to Siberia.
According to a Russian source published in 1901, the Russian losses in the rebellion were at least thirty-two killed, one hundred and fifteen wounded, and seventeencaptured.
The rebellion will be described by the peasant writer Egnate Ninoshvili (1859–1894) in his historical novel, The Revolt in Guria, which will be brought to the screen by the pioneering Georgian film director Alexander Tsutsunava in 1928.
By late September Guria is again calm and under the Russian control, but the government makes no further effort to collect taxes in cash or cultivate potatoes.
By 1842, most arrested rebel leaders will be released, except Prince Ambako Shalikashvili, who is banished to Siberia.
According to a Russian source published in 1901, the Russian losses in the rebellion were at least thirty-two killed, one hundred and fifteen wounded, and seventeencaptured.
The rebellion will be described by the peasant writer Egnate Ninoshvili (1859–1894) in his historical novel, The Revolt in Guria, which will be brought to the screen by the pioneering Georgian film director Alexander Tsutsunava in 1928.