Editing 1907 Peasants' Revolt (section)

== Suppression ==
The main suppression phase took place from 18 March to 5 April 1907. The army entered affected villages, disarmed crowds, and restored state control over roads and estate districts. In several places, troops fired on peasant groups after orders to disperse were ignored or after resistance was reported. Some villages were occupied after brief confrontations. Other places saw direct clashes between peasants and soldiers. Army units used infantry, cavalry, and artillery according to the size of the crowd and the position of the village.

In late March 1907, the heaviest fighting occurred in southern Romania. The army treated the revolt as an emergency that required immediate control of roads, railway approaches, and county seats. Military officers acted with wide discretion once they entered rural districts. The participation of Nicolae Vlădescu belonged to this enforcement environment. He served on the side of state suppression rather than as a political official. His role was part of the armed auxiliary activity later noted in the [[Vlădescu family]] history, which placed the family in rural enforcement before its later absorption into the [[Bucharest Butchers]] in 1950.<ref name="vladescu-surname"/><ref name="butchers-transformation"/>

After villages were retaken, authorities searched homes, detained suspected participants, and re-established estate access. More than 10,000 people were arrested during and after the suppression. Many arrests were based on alleged participation in attacks on estate offices, destruction of contracts, threats against officials, or resistance to troops. The revolt was suppressed by 5 April 1907. By that date, organized rural resistance had been broken, railway lines were secure, and county officials had returned to the main affected districts.