Battle of Khasauka

The Battle of Khasauka (Battle of the Khasauka Pass, Battle of Mount Khasauka, Karach-Balk.-Khasauka Urush) was a battle during the Caucasian War between the Russian imperial troops and the Karachay militia, which took place from 17 October (29 October) till 29 October (10 November), 1828 near the village of Kart-Dzhurt. It ended with the defeat of the mountaineers, but Karachay would remain independent until the formal annexation of Karachay to the Russian Empire in 1834.[1][2][3]

Battle of Khasauka
Part of the Caucasian War and Russo-Circassian War

Geevsky E.P. "Battle of Mount Chotzek 19 October 1828"
Date17 – 29 October 1828
Location
Karachay
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Karachay troops
Balkar volunteers		  Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Oliy Islam Krymshamkhalov General Georgi Emmanuel
Strength
About 500–700 About 3,000, 13 guns, 2 mortars
Casualties and losses
Unknown On 20 October:
~44 killed and 120 wounded
After the whole expedition:
~69 killed and 193 wounded
or
~800 killed and wounded
  1. ^ "The accession of the Karachay territory to thе Russian Empire in 1828" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Chronology of Wars in the Contemporary Age: Third Decade of the 19th Century, p. 16" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Susana Noemí Tomasi, World Economic History: The Relationship Between Economic Crises and Wars, Volume VIII: In the Contemporary Age, Chapter VII - Third Decade of the 19th Century, p. 361" (PDF).