FTP, name this novel in which the religious fanatic Antonio Conselheiro leads the titular uprising, a work of Euclides da Cunha.
In one scene in this work, the decapitated corpse of an enemy commander who attempted to retreat is hung from a bush and the roadsides are lined with heads of enemy soldiers.  That event follows the defeat of a brutal commander who force marches his troops all the way to the battlefield and attacks immediately before being shot down in a cavalry charge.  A small force under Lieutenant Manuel de Silva is summoned by the magistrate of Joazeiro and is easily routed, followed by the destruction of a formal contingent led by Major Febronio de Brito.  After Marshal Carlos Machado de Bittencourt improves the efficiency of the government supply lines, the army under General Guimaraes begins to deal heavy damage to the jaguncos, and in the end, Canudos is captured and every defender is killed.  FTP, name this novel in which the religious fanatic Antonio Conselheiro leads the titular uprising, a work of Euclides da Cunha.
In one scene in this work, the decapitated corpse of an enemy commander who attempted to retreat is hung from a bush and the roadsides are lined with heads of enemy soldiers.  
Rebellion in the Backlands or Os Sertoes