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The Massacre at Madéfalva (Siculicidium in Latin, which means "murder of
Székelys") was a mass murder committed against Székelys by the Habsburg
army in 1764, under Maria Theresa.
History In 1763, the Court of Vienna entrusted general Adolf Buccow to set
up two Székely and two Romanian regiments to patrol the borders. However,
the Székelys were unwilling to give up their hundred-year tradition of
soldiering and their privileges and thus, they resisted to join the forced
military draft and they organized a revolt against it. Maria Theresa
appointed a new general, namely Josef Siskovics, who commanded his soldiers
to attack Madéfalva (present-day Siculeni), where the Székely leaders were
supposed to meet in a council. It was under the darkness of the snowy night
of January 7,1764 that the Habsburg mercenaries sneaked in the village and
massacred about 400 unsuspecting people (including innocent children and
women).
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