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| Rebellion in Racha-Lechkhumi | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Democratic Republic of Georgia | Georgian Bolsheviks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Giorgi Mazniashvili | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Thousends | Several hundreds | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | Heavy | ||||||
The Rebellion of Racha-Lechkhumi was an rebellion organized by Bolsheviks in Racha-Lechkhumi in 1918 against the government of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, then the Democratic Republic of Georgia. The immediate pretext of the rebellion was the non-appearance of the representatives of the Samargo ethnic group at the congress convened in the village of Lasuria and the start of fortification of Tsageri by the local authorities. One of the Bolshevik detachments led by Svanidze was in command, Tsageri was under his control and the market authority was abolished. The government sent a detachment of Guards to Lechkhum accompanied by an armored car, but this detachment was disarmed by the Bolsheviks, and one of its commanders, Levan Dadeshkeliani, was invited to negotiations and brutally killed.
Rebellion[edit]
On March 14, Kutaisi gubernatorial commissioner Ivane Kachukhashvili declared the Lechkhumi Mazra illegal. The People's Guard blocked all the roads leading to Lechkhumi, the import of food was prohibited. On March 15, the Bolsheviks called on their associates in other parts of Georgia to start subversive actions. Due to the mixed reaction of the public to the outlawing of the Lechkhumi Market, the government lifted the blockade of the region and at the same time sent new Guards detachments there to restore order. Finally, the units of the government army took Tsageri. The rebels continued to fight. The rebellion broke out with new force in Racha. Bolsheviks led by Alexi Gegechkor arrived in Mingrelia to help the rebels. Mingrelia-Racha-Lechkhumi revolutionary headquarters was created, which included 5 people. On the order of the headquarters, the Oneli merchants were robbed and forced to pay money, and this money was used to supply the Bolshevik detachments. At the same time, the executive committee of the district's governing body was elected at the district congress in Ambrolauri. The situation became complicated. Army and Guard units were sent against the rebels, who defeated the Bolsheviks in a battle near the village of Tvishi. After the battle with Gorgaghala, the Guard temporarily retreated by 15 km. After two weeks of fighting, on August 23, the rebels were finally defeated, driving the Bolsheviks from the region.
Sources[edit]
History of Georgia: From Ancient Times to the Present Day