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Battle of Geok Tepe (1879) | |||||||
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Part of Russian conquest of Central Asia | |||||||
![]() Battle of Geok Tepe 1879 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Akhal Teke Turkmens |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Berdi Murad Khan † Kara Bateer † |
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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.