Battle of Geok Tepe (1879)

Battle of Geok Tepe (1879)
Part of Russian conquest of Central Asia

Battle of Geok Tepe 1879
Date9 September 1879
Location
Result

Turkmen victory

  • Russian invasion of Turkmenistan repelled
Belligerents
Akhal Teke Turkmens  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Berdi Murad Khan 
Kara Bateer 
Russian Empire Nikolai Lomakin
Strength
About half the population of the tribe sheltered in the fortress; about 20,000 people[1] 3,800 troops[1]
Casualties and losses
2,000+ killed[1]
2,000+ wounded[1]
~200 killed[1]
250+ wounded[1]

The First Battle of Geok Tepe was the main event in the 1879 Russian expedition against the Akhal Tekke Turkmens during the Russian conquest of Turkestan. Nikolai Lomakin marched 275 miles to the Geok Tepe fortress, but mismanaged the attack and was forced to retreat. The next year, this was reversed by Mikhail Skobelev in the second Battle of Geok Tepe.

Battle of Geok Tepe (1879) is located in Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
Ashgabat
Krasno vodsk
Krasno
vodsk
Chik ishlyar
Chik
ishlyar
Merv
Merv
Pandjeh
Pandjeh
Geok Tepe
Geok Tepe
Bami
Bami
Kazil- Arvat
Kazil-
Arvat
Chat
Chat
Battle of Geok Tepe (1879)
Bukhara
Bukhara
Khiva
Khiva
Turkmen campaign of 1879
Blue = Russian fort.
(Khoja Kale is the mark south of Kazil Arvat.)
The Kopet Dagh Mountains run from Ashkabad northwest toward Krasnovodsk.
  1. ^ a b c d e f Pierce, Richard A (1960). Russian Central Asia, 1867-1917: A Study in Colonial Rule. University of California Press. pp. 38–40. Retrieved 18 October 2015. Geok tepe.