 Meanwhile, the peasantry responded to the proclamation of Padeș by organizing into a string a small uprisings.Some happened in Pandur strongholds, as during Dumitru Gârbea's raid on Baia de Aramă, while others took root in more distant villages, such as Bârca and Radovanu.A Captain Ivanciu took control of Pitești and raided the surrounding villages.