Battle of the Urup River | |||||||
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Part of Sheikh Mansur Movement and Russo-Circassian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maxim Rebinder General Palakin General Radyev | Sheikh Mansur | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,000 | 10,000–11,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Heavy |
The Battle of the Urup River, also known as the Battle of Jilehoy was a confrontation between Russian troops led by General Maxim Rebinder and Circassian, Abazin and Kipchak Turkic fighters led by Sheikh Mansur. Although victorious at first, after the arrival of Russian reinforcements, Mansur and his fighters were forced to retreat.[1][2]