Battle of Chechen-Aul

Battle of Chechen-Aul
Part of 1732 Insurgency in Chechnya
Date7th July 1732
Location
Chechen–Aul, Chechen Principality
(Modern–day Chechen–Aul of Chechnya)
43°12′12″N 45°47′00″E / 43.20333°N 45.78333°E / 43.20333; 45.78333
Result
Belligerents
Chechen rebels  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Aidemir Bardykhanov

Russian Empire Colonel Kokh

Khasbulat Bamatov 
Strength
Unknown

500

Casualties and losses
Less

200

The Battle of Chechen-Aul was an ambush conducted by Chechen rebels led by Aidemir Bardykhanov on the retreating Russian army led by Colonel Kokh on the 7th of July, 1732. It resulted in a major Chechen victory, the destruction of the Russian detachment, and the death of Khasbulat Bamatov, the senior Chechen prince. According to popular legends, the battle was the origin of the Chechen ethnonym.