Battle of Dadi-yurt
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The Battle of Dadi-yurt the capture of the village of Dadi-yurt on 14 (26) September 1819 by order of General Yermolov. During the storm by the Russian forces, the village was completely destroyed.
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Battle of Dadi-yurt | |||||||
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Part of the Caucasian War | |||||||
Memorial Dadi-Yurt | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Chechens | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
A. P. Yermolov V. A. Sysoev [ru] | No leader | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6 companies of the Kabardian regiment, 700 Cossacks. Around 1300 soldiers. | 400 armed inhabitants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
300 killed or wounded | Killed about 400 armed men, an unknown number of civilians. Up to 140 women and children and 14 wounded men were taken prisoner. |
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