Club War
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The Club War (also Cudgel War, Finnish Nuijasota) was a 1596 peasant uprising against the exploitation by the nobility and military in what is today Finland. The peasants, unsurprisingly armed with clubs, took up residence in Nokia Manor and won several skirmishes against the cavalry, but were decisively defeated by Klaus Fleming on January 1-2, 1597. Thousands of clubmen were slain and their fled leader, Jaakko Ilkka, was captured a few weeks later and executed.
The Club War was the last major peasant revolt in Finland, and it permanently consolidated the hold of the nation state.