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Siege of Akhoulgo

Siege of Akhoulgo was a siege conducted on 22 August 1839 at Akhulgo, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Caucasian War, which ran from 1763 to 1864. The recorded result: Russian victory; Successful escape from Akhulgo by Imam Shamil. Recorded strength: ~30,000 against 5,000.

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Ахульго. Данное изображение было использовано в статье «Ахульго» опубликованной в третьем томе «Военной энциклопедии», который был издан книгоиздательским товариществом Ивана Дмитриевича Сытина в 1911
Ахульго. Данное изображение было использовано в статье «Ахульго» опубликованной в третьем томе «Военной энциклопедии», который был издан книгоиздательским товариществом Ивана Дмитриевича Сытина в 1911. Franz Roubaud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 August 1839
WhereAkhulgo, Russia42.777N, 46.742E
OutcomeRussian victory; Successful escape from Akhulgo by Imam Shamil
BelligerentsRussian Empireagainst22px Caucasian Imamate
Casualties and lossesNo less than 4000and1,000 killed; 900 prisoners mostly women, children and old men
Part ofCaucasian War1763 to 1864

Where it sits in the Caucasian War

Battle of Katchkalikov, 1787Battle of Khankala, 1807Battle of Bashly, 1818Battle of Dadi-yurt, 1819Battle of Levashi, 1819Battle of Erpeli, 1823Battle of Amir-Adzhi-Yurt, 1825Battle of Khunzakh, 1830Siege of Tarki, 1831Assault on Germenchuk, 1832Battle of Gimry, 1832Battle of Acaxur, 1839Battle of Argvani, 1839Siege of Akhoulgo, 1839Siege of Lazarevsky, 1840Battle of the Valerik River, 1840Battle of Ichkeria, 1842Battle of Dargo, 1845Battle of Ghunib, 1859Capture of Vedeno, 1859Battle of Qbaada, 186417871864Siege of Akhoulgo, 1839
21 placed engagements of the Caucasian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 August 1839
to August 1839
PlaceAkhulgo, Russia
42.777N, 46.742E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength~30,0005,000
Casualties and lossesNo less than 40001,000 killed; 900 prisoners mostly women, children and old men
Commanders
  • Yevgeny Golovin
  • Pavel Grabbe
  • David Gurieli
  • Alexander Wrangel
Siege of AkhoulgoSiege of AkhoulgoSiege of GergebilBattle of DargoBattle of ArgvaniBattle of GhunibSiege of TarkiSiege of GergebilBattle of DargoBattle of ArgvaniBattle of GhunibSiege of TarkiTbilisiGroznyDerbentMozdokNazran100 km42.777N, 46.742E
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Siege of Akhoulgo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4116960, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Akhoulgo, revision 1385649126, 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.