Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Shamil

Battles of Shamil

North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)

Shamil is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1830 and 1859: 4 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Russia. Taken in date order, the sites lie 255 km apart end to end, 51 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Caucasian War (6).

Battle of ArgvaniBattle of KhunzakhBattle of GimrySiege of AkhoulgoBattle of DargoBattle of GhunibBattle of KhunzakhBattle of GimrySiege of AkhoulgoBattle of DargoBattle of GhunibTbilisiNalchikGroznyMakhachkalaVladikavkazRustaviDerbentKaspiyskMozdokTskhinvali200 km42.669N, 46.598E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1830: 1 engagements1832: 1 engagements1839: 2 engagements2 in 18391845: 1 engagements1859: 1 engagements18301859
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Khunzakh, 1830Battle of Gimry, 1832Battle of Argvani, 1839Siege of Akhoulgo, 1839Battle of Dargo, 1845Battle of Ghunib, 185918301859
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1830Battle of KhunzakhRussiaAvar Khanate victory
1832Battle of GimryRussia26 km NERussian victory
31 May 1839Battle of ArgvaniRussia51 km SWRussian victory
22 August 1839Siege of AkhoulgoAkhulgo, Russia46 km NERussian victory; Successful escape from Akhulgo by Imam...
1845Battle of DargoChechnya, Russia46 km NWNorth Caucasian victoryThe goal of campaign was to defeat...
1859Battle of GhunibGunib, Russia86 km SERussian victory; Effective end of the War; Capture of Imam...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Andrey Denyer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.