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Battle of the Valerik River

Battle of the Valerik River was a battle fought on 11 July 1840 at Valerik River, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Caucasian War, which ran from 1763 to 1864. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 6 battalions; 14 guns; 1500 Cossacks against ~6,000.

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Fought11 July 1840
WhereValerik River, Russia43.169N, 45.409E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian Empireagainst22pxCaucasian Imamate
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, 186417871864Battle of the Valerik River, 1840
21 placed engagements of the Caucasian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 July 1840
PlaceValerik River, Russia
43.169N, 45.409E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength6 battalions; 14 guns; 1500 Cossacks~6,000
Casualties and losses~66 killed; 265 wounded and shell-shocked; 8 missing; ~1,400 soldiers and 45 officers according to De la ChapelleUnknown; ~150 left on the battlefield; ~600 left on the battlefield according to Lermontov
Commanders
  • Apollon Galafeyev
  • Alexander Pullo
  • Mikhail Lermontov
  • Ahberdila Muhammad
  • Isa Gendergenoevsky
Battle of the Valerik RiverBattle of the Valerik RiverBattle of KhankalaBattle of Dadi-yurtBattle of DargoBattle of ArgvaniSiege of AkhoulgoBattle of KhankalaBattle of Dadi-yurtBattle of ArgvaniSiege of AkhoulgoNalchikMakhachkalaBuynakskGeorgievskMozdokTskhinvali100 km43.169N, 45.409E
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Battle of the Valerik River 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 Q4438368, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Valerik River, revision 1370602618, 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.