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Battle of the Sunja

Battle of the Sunja was a battle fought in 1785 at Sunzha, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sunzha. It was part of Q14947002. The recorded result: Chechen victory. Recorded strength: 600 against 2,000; 2 cannons.

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Fought1785
WhereSunzha, Russia42.927N, 44.882E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeChechen victory
Belligerents25px Mansur's fightersagainstRussian Empire
Part ofQ14947002

Record

Date1785 (year precision)
PlaceSunzha, Russia
42.927N, 44.882E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength6002,000; 2 cannons
Casualties and lossesChechen claim: 300; 100 killed; 200 wounded; Russian claim: 300 killed; 40 Chechen nobles1,000+; 745+ killed; 162 prisoners of war; Several hundred wounded; 2 cannons captured
Commanders
  • Sheikh Mansur
  • Osman–Hajji
  • Pavel Potemkin
  • Nikolai de Pieri
  • Sergei Komarsky
  • Ivan Kazin
  • Vasily Tomara
  • Pyotr Bagration
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Placed at Sunzha; 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 the Sunja is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872462, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aldy, revision 1376491276, 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.