siege, early modern

Siege of Albazin

Name: Siege of Albazin
Location: Russia

Siege of Albazin was a siege conducted in 1685 in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: 1685: Qing victory; 1686: See aftermath. Recorded strength: 1685: 450; 1686: 736–900 against 1685: 2,500–3,400; 1686: 3,000 (land); 3,000-6,000 (sailors).

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Fought1685

WhereRussia53.383N, 124.095E, placed at the location, approximate

Outcome1685: Qing victory; 1686: See aftermath

Belligerents22px Tsardom of Russiaagainst22px Qing dynasty

Casualties and losses1685: 100+, 25–40 defected; 1686: Only 24-35 survivedand1686: 1,500+

Record

Date	1685 (year precision)
Place	Russia 53.383N, 124.095E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	1685: 450; 1686: 736–900	1685: 2,500–3,400; 1686: 3,000 (land); 3,000-6,000 (sailors)
Casualties and losses	1685: 100+, 25–40 defected; 1686: Only 24-35 survived	1686: 1,500+

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Buyur Lake 1388, 727 km SW
Battle of Nomonhan 1939, 728 km SW
Battles of Khalkhin Gol 1939, 739 km SW
Battle of Volochayevka 1922, 902 km SE
Siege of Yakutsk 1634, 1017 km N

Elsewhere in 1685

Siege of Albazin is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85801086, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Albazin, revision 1370738620, 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.