ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛlv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, ðə ɹˈʌʃən kəmˈændɚɹɪntʃˈiːf ɪn dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈɑːɹl vˈɑːn nˈoːɹɪŋ, ɐsˈɛmbəld ðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒən nˈoʊbəlz ɪnðə kɐθˈiːdɹəl, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ðˈɛn sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɹˈʌʃən tɹˈuːps.
On April 12, 1802, the Russian commander-in-chief in Georgia, General Karl von Knorring, assembled the Georgian nobles in the cathedral, which was then surrounded by Russian troops.