A Polish veteran took charge of the town of Kolomija's doomed attempt to fight off Sabbatean haidamacks in November, 1772. He placed his defenders on the east end of town and ordered barricades be built. When a Jewish boy named Aaron asked what would happen if the haidamacks went to the west end of town, the veteran (after noting that Aaron was a "smart Jew") admitted that they would be crushed. However, he pointed out that the haidamacks didn't think in such a strategic manner, and so did not worry about that.