Modern era · 1876
Batak massacre
The Batak massacre was a massacre of Bulgarians in the town of Batak by Ottoman irregular cavalry troops in 1876, at the beginning of the Bulgarian April Uprising of 1876. The estimate for the number of casualties ranges from 1,200 to 8,000, depending on source, with the most common estimate being 5,000 casualties.
- When
- 1876
- Where
- Batak
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
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