Battle of Ghunib

Battle of Ghunib
	Part of the Caucasian War
	; Assault on the fortifications of Gunib. Painting by T. Gorschelt. 1867
Date	9-25 August 1859
Location	Ghunib, Daghestan, Caucasian Imamate
Result	Russian victory; Effective end of the War; Capture of Imam Shamil;
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Caucasian Imamate
Commanders and leaders
Aleksandr Baryatinsky	Imam Shamil
Strength
16,000; 18 guns	400 ; 4 cannons
Casualties and losses
600 killed and wounded	350-360 killed and wounded; 50-40 captured

The Battle of Ghunib (Russian: Взятие Гуниба, romanized: Vzyatie Guniba) was a siege of aul Ghunib by the Russian forces in 1859. After 25 years of resistance, Imam Shamil surrendered to the Russians.

^ "Private letter on the capture of Shamil (Russian)". 2 September 1859. Retrieved 31 December 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[1] "Private letter on the capture of Shamil (Russian)". 2 September 1859. Retrieved 31 December 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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