The German Peasants' War: Europe's Largest Revolt Before the French Revolution
The German Peasants' War was a massive uprising from 1524 to 1525 involving 300,000 rebels across Central Europe. Despite their numbers, the poorly armed peasants were crushed by aristocratic forces, resulting in over 100,000 deaths. The conflict intertwined with the Protestant Reformation, featuring radical support from Thomas Müntzer but facing brutal condemnation from Martin Luther, who urged nobles to kill the rebels like mad dogs.
The peasants must be sliced, choked, stabbed, secretly and publicly, by those who can, like one must kill a rabid dog.