Battle of Ghunib

Battle of Ghunib
Part of the Caucasian War
Date 1859 Location Gunib, Dagestan
Belligerents
Caucasian Imamate	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Imam Shamil	Aleksandr Baryatinsky
Strength
400	100,000
Casualties and losses
350	over 600 killed 2349 wounded

The Battle of Ghunib was a siege between the Russian Empire and the Caucasian Imamate in 1859. After 25 years of resistance Imam Shamil surrendered to the Russians. See Murid War#The end (1857-1859).

References

• The Russian conquest of the Caucasus, John Frederick Baddeley,1908

Coordinates: 42°23′17″N 46°57′44″E / 42.3881°N 46.9622°E / 42.3881; 46.9622