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{{Infobox military conflict
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Siege of Kizlyar (August 1785)
| conflict = Siege of Kizlyar (August 1785)
| place = [[Kizlyar#History|Kizlyar fortress]], [[North Caucasus Line]], [[Russian Empire]]
| place = [[Kizlyar#History|Kizlyar fortress]], [[North Caucasus Line]], [[North Caucasia]]
| width = 355px
| width = 355px
| partof = [[Sheikh Mansur Movement]]
| partof = [[Sheikh Mansur Movement]]
| date = 20th–21st August, [[1785]]
| date = 20–21 August 1785
| result = [[Russian Empire|Russian victory]]
| result = [[Russian Empire|Russian victory]]
| combatant1 = [[File:Sheikh Mansur flag.svg|25px]] [[Sheikh Mansur Movement]]
| combatant1 = [[File:Sheikh Mansur flag.svg|25px]] [[Sheikh Mansur Movement]]
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| combatant2 = {{flag|Russian Empire}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Russian Empire}}
| commander1 = [[File:Sheikh Mansur flag.svg|25px]] [[Sheikh Mansur]] <br>[[File:Banner_of_the_Kabardian_Union.svg|25px]] [[Dol Mudarov]]
| commander1 = [[File:Sheikh Mansur flag.svg|25px]] [[Sheikh Mansur]] <br>[[File:Banner_of_the_Kabardian_Union.svg|25px]] [[Dol Mudarov]]
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} <br> [[Ivan Veshnyakov]] <br>[[Bekovich Cherkassky]] <br>Boyarsky <br>[[Ivan Lunin]]<br>[[Peter Sekhin]] <br>
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Ivan Veshnyakov]]<br>{{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Bekovich Cherkassky]]<br>{{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Ivan Lunin]]<br>{{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Peter Sekhin]]
| units1 = Unknown
| units1 = ''Unknown''
| units2 = {{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Tomsk]] [[Infantry]] [[Regiment]]<br>{{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Astrakhan]] [[Regiment]]<br>{{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Kizlyar]] [[Regiment]]<br>{{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Greben Cossacks|Greben]] and [[Terek Cossacks]]<br>~[[Georgians|Georgian]], [[Armenians|Armenian]] and [[Kalmyks|Kalmyk]] civilian militias
| units2 = [[Tomsk]] [[Infantry]] [[Regiment]]
⚫
| strength1 = 10,000–12,000
[[Astrakhan]] [[Regiment]]
⚫
| strength2 = ~3,220–3,720 [[Regular army|Regulars]]<br>~Unknown amount of [[Irregular military|irregulars]], [[Cossacks]] and [[Militia|civilian fighters]]
*2 [[Companies (military unit)|Companies]]
⚫
| casualties1 = 200–1,000 killed
[[Kizlyar]] [[Regiment]]
*2 [[Companies (military unit)|Companies]]
[[Greben Cossacks|Greben]] and [[Terek Cossacks]]
[[Georgians|Georgian]], [[Armenians|Armenian]] and [[Kalmyks|Kalmyk]] civilian militias
⚫
| strength1 = 10,000 – 12,000
| strength2 = 2,500 – 3,000 [[Regular army|Regulars]]

⚫
Unknown amount of [[Irregular military|irregulars]], [[Cossacks]] and [[Militia|civilian fighters]]
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| casualties1 = 200 – 1,000 [[Killed in action|KIA]]
| casualties2 = ''Unknown''
| casualties2 = ''Unknown''
}}
}}
{{Campaignbox Sheikh Mansur Movement}}
{{Campaignbox Sheikh Mansur Movement}}

The '''Siege of Kizlyar''' in August 1785 was the second and final attempt of [[Chechens|Chechen forces]] and Kumyk allies led by [[Sheikh Mansur]] to capture the [[Kizlyar#History|Kizlyar fortress]].{{sfn|Oztas|2013|page=5-6}}
The '''siege of Kizlyar''' in August 1785 was the second and final attempt of [[Chechens|Chechen forces]] and Kumyk allies led by [[Sheikh Mansur]] to capture the [[Kizlyar#History|Kizlyar fortress]].{{sfn|Oztas|2013|page=5-6}}


== History ==
== History ==
After the victory in Grigoripolis, the [[Kumyks|Kumyk people]] invited [[Sheikh Mansur]] to their country. With the support of Kumyk nobles, Mansur launched another attack on Kizlyar on 19 August 1785. During the siege, however, the Russians bribed some of the Kumyk princes, who turned against Mansur. As the latter began withdrawing his forces, he was ambushed by a Russian army, including an infantry regiment from [[Tomsk]], which was coming to help, but Mansur managed to withdraw his forces without suffering many losses.{{sfn|Oztas|2013|page=5-6}}
After the defeat in Grigoripolis, the [[Kumyks|Kumyk people]] invited [[Sheikh Mansur]] to their country. With the support of Kumyk nobles, Mansur launched another attack on Kizlyar on 19 August 1785. During the siege, however, the Russians bribed some of the Kumyk princes, who turned against Mansur. As the latter began withdrawing his forces, he was ambushed by a Russian army, including an infantry regiment from [[Tomsk]], which was coming to help, but Mansur managed to withdraw his forces without suffering many losses.{{sfn|Oztas|2013|page=5-6}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* {{Cite book|last=Oztas|first=Ahmet|year=2013|url=https://www.academia.edu/3694558/A_Page_from_the_History_of_the_North_Caucasus_Imam_Mansur_Ushurma |title=A Page from the History of the North Caucasus: Imam Mansur Ushurma|trans-title=|language=English|location=|publisher=EHESS|pages=1-14|isbn=}}
* {{Cite book|last=Oztas|first=Ahmet|year=2013|url=https://www.academia.edu/3694558/A_Page_from_the_History_of_the_North_Caucasus_Imam_Mansur_Ushurma |title=A Page from the History of the North Caucasus: Imam Mansur Ushurma|trans-title=|language=English|location=|publisher=EHESS|pages=1-14|isbn=}}

Latest revision as of 16:10, 18 December 2024

Siege of Kizlyar (August 1785)
Part of Sheikh Mansur Movement
Date20–21 August 1785
Location
Kizlyar fortress, North Caucasus Line, North Caucasia
Result Russian victory
Belligerents

Sheikh Mansur Movement

 Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sheikh Mansur
Dol Mudarov		 Russian Empire Ivan Veshnyakov
Russian Empire Bekovich Cherkassky
Russian Empire Ivan Lunin
Russian Empire Peter Sekhin
Units involved
Unknown Russian Empire Tomsk Infantry Regiment
Russian Empire Astrakhan Regiment
Russian Empire Kizlyar Regiment
Russian Empire Greben and Terek Cossacks
~Georgian, Armenian and Kalmyk civilian militias
Strength
10,000–12,000 ~3,220–3,720 Regulars
~Unknown amount of irregulars, Cossacks and civilian fighters
Casualties and losses
200–1,000 killed Unknown

The siege of Kizlyar in August 1785 was the second and final attempt of Chechen forces and Kumyk allies led by Sheikh Mansur to capture the Kizlyar fortress.[1]

History

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After the defeat in Grigoripolis, the Kumyk people invited Sheikh Mansur to their country. With the support of Kumyk nobles, Mansur launched another attack on Kizlyar on 19 August 1785. During the siege, however, the Russians bribed some of the Kumyk princes, who turned against Mansur. As the latter began withdrawing his forces, he was ambushed by a Russian army, including an infantry regiment from Tomsk, which was coming to help, but Mansur managed to withdraw his forces without suffering many losses.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Oztas 2013, p. 5-6.

Sources

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  • Oztas, Ahmet (2013). A Page from the History of the North Caucasus: Imam Mansur Ushurma. EHESS. pp. 1–14.

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