Battle of Khosta

The Battle of Khosta (1840) was a major engagement in the Russo-Circassian War (1763–1864), fought between the Russian Empire and Circassian tribes near Khosta in the Western Caucasus. Despite being outnumbered, Circassian fighters ambushed a Russian force of approximately 3,000 troops, inflicting around 2,000 casualties. This victory highlighted the effectiveness of Circassian guerrilla tactics and temporarily stalled Russian expansion in the region, boosting local resistance efforts.[1][2][3][4]

Battle of Khosta
Part of Russo-Circassian War
Date1840
Location
Khosta, Western Caucasus, near present-day Sochi, Russia
Result
  • Circassian victory
Belligerents
Circassia Circassian tribes Russia Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown (led by local tribal leaders)[5] Unknown
Strength
300-600 (estimate)[6] 3,000 soldiers[7]
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but lower than Russian losses[8] 2,000 killed[9]
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  2. ^ Richmond, Walter. The Circassian Genocide. Rutgers University Press, 2013.
  3. ^ Jaimoukha, Amjad. The Circassians: A Handbook. Routledge, 2001
  4. ^ Paul Henze, Circassian Resistance, 2012
  5. ^ Archive Raevsky: in 5 volumes / ed. and note. B. L. Modzalevsky . - Ed. P. M. Raevsky
  6. ^ Henze, Paul B. Circassian Resistance to Russian Expansion. National Council for Soviet and East European Research, 1992, pp. 18–20.
  7. ^ Richmond, Walter. The Circassian Genocide. Rutgers University Press, 2013. ISBN 9780813560682, pp. 45–47.
  8. ^ King, Charles. The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780195177756, pp. 91–93.
  9. ^ Jaimoukha, Amjad. The Circassians: A Handbook. Routledge, 2001. ISBN 0700713975, pp. 136–138.