other civilians who supported them. On 19 March, the whole Ruovesi was under White control. A week later, the White Army started a general draft among the men who had stayed in Ruovesi. However, most of them were Red supporters who did not take part on the conscription. Most of the Ruovesi Reds who participated the Battle of Tampere were captured as the town fell in 4–6 April. They were taken to the Kalevankangas camp where the commander Emil Koski was executed on 5 May. Herman Järvinen, was killed in action on 3 April. Terror During the Battle of Ruovesi, the Reds killed 14 civilians who were suspected as White collaborators or spies. The Whites, in turn, killed at least four civilians. References Conflicts in 1918 Ruovesi Ruovesi Ruovesi History of Pirkanmaa History of anarchism Ruovesi 1918 in Finland