 On 15 September 1917, the remaining revolutionary soldiers, numbering around 2,000 were ordered to lay down their arms by 10 A.M. 16 September 1917 or be destroyed.The rebels refused and at 10 A.M. 16 September 1917 the encircling force fired upon the camp with a French artillery gun.After light fire had reduced their numbers, the majority of the Russian soldiers surrendered and were arrested, and by 09