Battle of Soldatskaya
| Raid on Soldatskaya Stanitsa | |||||||||
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| Part of Russo-Circassian War, Caucasian War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus (1825) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kabardia (East Circassia) |
 Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Jambolet Kushuk Qantemir Baseqo Aslanbech Batoqo | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| ~1,000 horsemen | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy; the stanitsa destroyed, many civilians killed or taken | ||||||||
Battle of Soldatskaya or Raid on Soldatskaya was a episode during the Russo-Circassian War, highlighting the fierce resistance of the Circassian people against Russian expansion in the North Caucasus.[1]
History
In the early 1825s, a Kabardian force of around 1,000 horsemen, led by Prince Zhambolat, Kantemir Basaev, and Roslambek Batokov, launched a raid on the Russian Cossack settlement of Soldatskaya Stanitsa. The attack resulted in the destruction of the stanitsa and the capture of civilians.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Elmesov, A. M. (1991). From the History of the Russo-Caucasian War: Documents and Materials (PDF). Nalchik: Nalchik. p. 85. ISBN 5-86778-066-X.
- ↑ Y, Vladimir (2023-03-13). "Griboyedov. The Caucasian Line of Life. Book One («Грибоедов. Кавказская линия жизни. Книга первая»)". Author.Today. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ↑ "THE DEATH OF DZHEMBULAT KUCHUKOV". K2x2.info. Retrieved 2025-07-23.