Battle of Ghunib


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).

Battle of Ghunib
Part of the Caucasian War
Date9-25 August 1859
Location
Gunib, Dagestan
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Caucasian Imamate  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Imam Shamil Aleksandr Baryatinsky
Strength
400

16,000

18 guns [1]
Casualties and losses
350 killed or wounded 22 killed
349 wounded
53 shell shocked

References
  1. "Private letter on the capture of Shamil (Russian)". 2 September 1859. Retrieved 31 December 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • The Russian conquest of the Caucasus, John Frederick Baddeley, 1908

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