siege, early modern

Siege of Yamyshev

Name: Siege of Yamyshev
Location: Kazakhstan

Siege of Yamyshev was a siege conducted in 1716 in what is now Kazakhstan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Dzungar victory; Failure of Buchholz's expedition; Sack of Russian miltiary supplies; Destruction of the Fortress. Recorded strength: 10,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1716

WhereKazakhstan52.300N, 76.950E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDzungar victory; Failure of Buchholz's expedition; Sack of Russian miltiary supplies; Destruction of the Fortress

BelligerentsDzungar KhanateagainstTsardom of Russia

Casualties and lossesUnknownand3,000: 2,300 starved or from disease; 700 POW

Record

Date	1716 (year precision) to 1716
Place	Kazakhstan 52.300N, 76.950E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	10,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	3,000: 2,300 starved or from disease; 700 POW

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 the Irtysh 1585, 380 km NW
Battle of Irmen 1598, 432 km NE
Battle of Barnaul 1918, 472 km E
Semiskul Massacre 1693, 754 km NW
Battle of Ikovskaya Sloboda 1774, 831 km NW

Elsewhere in 1716

Siege of Yamyshev is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 17 in present-day Kazakhstan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138529396, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Yamyshev, revision 1377838943, 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.