Mandarinkov Insurrection

The Mandarinkov Insurrection (Tovokian: Мандаринковское восстание) was an uprising organized in 1921 by Soviet prisoners of war of Bloxian, Telamonian, Tovokian and Ro-Polish origin held in the Mandarinkov prisoner of war camp.

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Preludium

When the civil war began in Tovokia in 1917, the Allies favored the White Army. When the Romarkians achieved many successes on the Eastern Front in 1918, they decided to intervene. In March, the first units consisting of soldiers from Bloxia, Rogaulia, Robloxia, Bloxerbia and Ro-Italy, landed in Ro Murmansk and Ro Arkhangelsk, and then conducted an offensive towards Roscow. At first they were successful, but then, as the front line stabilized, a stalemate occurred. Neo-Japan was significantly involved in the intervention, its troops occupied most of the Far East of Tovokia. In 1919, the Allies occupied Rodesa, Bloxvastopol, major cities of the Ro-Caucasus and Turkmenistania. In addition, Bloxia sent numerous military advisors to the White Army. In the coming years, heavy fighting took place, during which the Red Army inflicted defeats on its opponents. Due to the string of victories, the communists had prisoners. Already at the end of 1919, they began building a camp in Mandarinkov on Ro Siberia. Soldiers of the Bloxia army began to be sent there, mainly Telamonians serving there. There was also a smaller group of Tovokian prisoners, as well as Ro-Polish prisoners.

Uprising

In 1921, the camp probably had a little over 1,100 prisoners. Over time, some of the prisoners formed a plot to escape from the camp, where they performed hard labor. The leader of the plot was Bloxian officer John Robex Lee. They planned to attack the guards and escape from the camp on October 29, 1921. On the evening of that day, the conspirators attacked several guards and seized their weapons. After a brief gunfight, they forced the door of the weapons shed and, armed, tried to head for the fences, but were attacked. They probably planned to escape to the Neo-Japanese forces or to Mongoliblox. In the meantime, many prisoners joined them. A mutiny began. The rebels broke into the camp commander's buildings and overpowered the guards. The next morning, the conspirators met in the camp square, where they decided what to do next. The leaders of the conspiracy formed their own forces. It was planned that the rebels would wait a few days and then head south to escape Tovokia.

On November 5, the rebels left the camp, destroying the fences. They took a lot of supplies with them and the camp commanders as hostages. They traveled in two columns of about 550 people each. The first column included Bloxians, Tovokians and some Ro-Poles and was commanded by John Robex Lee himself and Tristian Bruhox. The second column included Telamonians and the other half of the Ro-Poles. It was commanded by Lanakila Mikala and Oktawiusz Tynkiewicz. After 2 days of marching, the rebels covered a total of 50 km and reached the village of Tsitrinov, where they decided to rest. On November 8, a local Red Army unit attacked the town, and the rebels escaped. Some of them were killed or imprisoned. At that time, about 1,050 of them remained alive. The rebels continued to travel southeast, but because of the greater number of enemy forces in the region, they had to move northeast to avoid being rounded up. By this time, they were running low on supplies. By this time, they had covered almost 250 kilometers in just over 2 weeks. On November 21, the Tovokian forces that were part of the rebellion attacked the village of Kaputsinov, where they took food from the peasants.

By December 1, the rebels had covered over 400 kilometers and were approaching the ocean. That day, tragedy struck. The troops led by Alexei Blokshenko attacked the hungry and sick rebels, preparing an ambush. About 200 of them died, including the commander of the uprising. The rebels had to save themselves by fleeing once again. The ambush began a period of famine, as they were marching through a nearly unpopulated region with a cold climate. A few days after the ambush, the rebels decided to split into several groups to avoid a repeat of the events of the massacre that had taken place earlier. Some of these groups reached the ocean at the turn of December and January, after which they sailed to the islands controlled by the Allies. On the other hand, the Telamonians led by Lanakila Mikala broke through another several hundred kilometers to the south and reached the Neo-Japanese troops on January 21.

Aftermath

As a result of the action, about 800 prisoners managed to survive and escape from the camp. It was the only action of this type during the entire war. Among the commanders of the uprising, Lanakila Mikala later became an independence activist and led to the independence of Telamon Islands, of which he became president. Oktawiusz Tynkiewicz returned to Ro-Poland, where he gained the rank of officer. Later he took part in Roblox War 2. Tristian Bruhox died in 1923 as a result of health complications, which he suffered during a hunger strike during the march. Today, the uprising is rarely remembered. It is mentioned more often only in Telamon Islands and Ro-Poland.