The Brăila Revolts

The Brăila Revolts were a series of unsuccessful attempts at rebellion against Ottoman rule undertaken by Bulgarians between 1841 and 1843 in Brăila and other settlements in Wallachia, Moldavia and Bessarabia. These revolts were marked by failure and severe reprisals by the Turkish authorities.

First Brăila Revolt (13 July 1841):
Leaders: the Serbian officer Vladislav Tatić and Vasil Hadzhivalkov.
Events: around 300 insurgents attempted to cross the Danube into Ottoman territory, but were stopped by Wallachian troops.

Second Brăila Revolt (February 1842):
Leader: Georgi Rakovski initiated the revolt.
Events: preparations were made to send two detachments, from Brăila and Galați, across the Danube, but the authorities uncovered them. Many conspirators were sentenced to penal servitude.

Third Brăila Revolt (September 1843):
Leaders: Vasil Hadzhivalkov and Andrey Deshov.
Events: preparations were made to overthrow the Wallachian prince Gheorghe Bibescu and send a large detachment across the Danube.

First Brăila Revolt: around eighty insurgents were killed in the fighting, and many others were captured and convicted.

Second Brăila Revolt: failure; Georgi Rakovski escaped and went into hiding.

Third Brăila Revolt: discovered before action began; some conspirators were sentenced to penal servitude.