Battle of Dargo | |||||
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Part of the Caucasian War | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Caucasian Imamate | Russian Empire | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Imam Shamil | |||||
Strength | |||||
10,000 | |||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
984 killed (including 3 generals),[1] 2,753 wounded[2] 179 missing [3] |
The Battle of Dargo was a battle fought in 1845 between the Russian Empire and the Caucasian Imamate. It was the single bloodiest event of the Caucasian War and most spectacular victory of Imam Shamil over the Russians.
References
- Baddeley, John Frederick (1908). The Russian conquest of the Caucasus. Routledge. ISBN 978-0700706341.
The original article can be found at Battle of Dargo (1845) and the edit history here.