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The Battle of the Cowshed is a fictional battle from the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. With events in Animal Farm mirroring those of the Soviet Union, the battle represents the allied invasion of 1918 and defeat of the White Russians in the Russian Civil War. At the beginning of the book, the animals of the Manor Farm succeeded in turning the farm owner, Mr. Jones, out of the farm. Humans believed that the farm wouldn't last long, but the farm worked being animal controlled.

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  • Battle of the Cowshed
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  • The Battle of the Cowshed is a fictional battle from the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. With events in Animal Farm mirroring those of the Soviet Union, the battle represents the allied invasion of 1918 and defeat of the White Russians in the Russian Civil War. At the beginning of the book, the animals of the Manor Farm succeeded in turning the farm owner, Mr. Jones, out of the farm. Humans believed that the farm wouldn't last long, but the farm worked being animal controlled.
Strength
  • 35(xsd:integer)
  • One horse
  • Five Manor men
  • One cat
  • One donkey
  • One flock of geese
  • One goat
  • One herd of sheep
  • One pig
  • Possibly more unspecified animals
  • Six Foxwood/Pinchfield volunteers
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Casus
  • Animalist Rebellion
Date
  • 3.786912E8
Commander
Caption
  • Screenshot from 1954 animated film adaptation
Casualties
  • One dead sheep
  • One injured
  • One injured pig
Result
  • Abandonment of Jones' claim to Animal Farm.
  • Decisive Animalist victory
combatant
  • 22(xsd:integer)
  • Foxwood volunteers
  • Manor Farm
  • Pinchfield volunteers
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Conflict
  • Battle of the Cowshed
depictions
  • Animal Farm by George Orwell
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  • The Battle of the Cowshed is a fictional battle from the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. With events in Animal Farm mirroring those of the Soviet Union, the battle represents the allied invasion of 1918 and defeat of the White Russians in the Russian Civil War. At the beginning of the book, the animals of the Manor Farm succeeded in turning the farm owner, Mr. Jones, out of the farm. Humans believed that the farm wouldn't last long, but the farm worked being animal controlled. The animals believed that the humans would try to retake the farm as foreseen by Snowball (a pig) who was the leader at the time. Indeed, on one October 12, Mr. Jones and several other men arrived and attacked the farm. Snowball sent pigeons and geese to cause disorder. In the confusion, Snowball led an attack with the sheep, Muriel, and Benjamin. They then feigned to retreat, drawing the men farther into the farm. The rest of the animal forces then appeared and cut the men off from escaping. After this, the animals charged. One of the sheep died from a shotgun blast, and Snowball was injured from the same shot. However, the men were driven off. One stable boy had been hit by Boxer, a horse, and appeared dead, but it turned out he had only been stunned and promptly fled.
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