Battle of Endirey

Battle of Endirey
Part of 1722 Insurgency in Chechnya
Date 23 July 1722 Location Aktash River near Endirey, Endirey Khanate Result Chechen–Kumyk victory Defeat and retreat of the Veterani corps Destruction of Endirey
Belligerents
Endirey Khanate Chechen militias	Russian Empire Including: Don Cossacks Lesser & Greater Kabardia
Commanders and leaders
Aidemir Bardykhanov Musal Chopalov	Andrei Veterani Colonel Naumov Elmurza Cherkassky Mutsal Cherkassky Aslambek Kommetov
Units involved
Kumyks and Chechens from Endirey Militias from Chechnya	3 Dragoon Regiments Don Cossacks
Strength
5,000–6,000	2,400 or 6,400 2,000 or 6,000 400 Cossacks
Casualties and losses
Unknown Several captured	204 89 KIA 115 WIA

The Battle of Endirey was a major confrontation between the Russian Empire and its allies with the Chechens and Kumyks and took place in a gorge on the Aktash River near Endirey. An army sent led by Brigadier Andrei Veterani was encircled by a combined Chechen–Kumyk force, as a result of which the corps was defeated and forced to retreat. Another detachment under Colonel Naumov broke into Endirey and destroyed it.