siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Ak-Mechet

Name: Siege of Ak-Mechet
Start: 1853-07-02
Location: Kazakhstan

Siege of Ak-Mechet was a siege conducted on 2 July 1853 in what is now Kazakhstan; it lasted 26 days. It was part of the Russian-Kokand War, which ran from 1850 to 1868. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Fought2 July 1853lasted 26 days

WhereKazakhstan44.850N, 65.517E

OutcomeRussian victory

BelligerentsRussian Empire; Kyrgyz auxiliariesagainstKhanate of Kokand

Part ofRussian-Kokand War1850 to 1868

Where it sits in the Russian-Kokand War

3 placed engagements of the Russian-Kokand War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	2 July 1853 to 28 July 1853
Place	Kazakhstan 44.850N, 65.517E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Commanders	Vasily Perovsky

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Otrar Catastrophe 1219, 315 km SE
Irghiz River skirmish 1209, 463 km NW
Battle of Tashkent 1865, 501 km SE
Siege of Shahrukhiya 1461, 532 km SE
Siege of Shahrukhiya 1462, 532 km SE

In the same war

After: Battle of Uzunogoch 1860
All 3 engagements of Russian-Kokand War

Elsewhere in 1853

Siege of Ak-Mechet is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 17 in present-day Kazakhstan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q97006770, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ak-Mechet, revision 1373828613, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.