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Battle of Cegan Hill

Battle of Cegan Hill was a battle fought in 1922 in what is now Tajikistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Basmachi movement, which ran from 1916 to 1934. The recorded result: Bolshevik victory.

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Fought1922
WhereTajikistan38.300N, 69.683E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBolshevik victory
BelligerentsRussian SFSR; Soviet BukharaagainstBasmachi Movement
Part ofBasmachi movement1916 to 1934

Where it sits in Basmachi movement

Siege of Khiva, 1919Battle of Dushanbe, 1921Battle of Yurchi, 1922Siege of Dushanbe, 1922Siege of Khiva, 1922Defense of Gʻijduvon, 1922Battle of Samarkand, 1922Battle of Cegan Hill, 1922Battle of Angren, 1923Siege of Khiva, 192419191924Battle of Cegan Hill, 1922
10 placed engagements of Basmachi movement in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1922 (year precision)
PlaceTajikistan
38.300N, 69.683E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeDushanbe and multiple villages around the city captured by the Red Army
Commanders
  • Yakov Melkumov
  • Nikolai Kakurin
Battle of Cegan HillBattle of Cegan HillSiege of EucratideiaBattle near the village of AfridgeSiege of EucratideiaDushanbeKhorughKulobKuybyshevskiyQurghonteppaDenow100 km38.300N, 69.683E
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.

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Battle of Cegan Hill is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Tajikistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q135293415, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cegan Hill, revision 1382399285, 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.