Battle of Vedeno (1859)

Battle of Vedeno
Part of the Caucasian War

The siege of the village of Vedenya, by Theodor Horschelt 1859
Date1859
Location
Vedeno, Chechnya, Caucasian Imamate
Result
  • Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire Caucasian Imamate
Commanders and leaders
Aleksandr Baryatinsky Imam Shamil
Strength
15,000
20 cannons[1]		 2,500–3,000
Casualties and losses
2,000 killed and wounded 1,500 killed and wounded

The Battle of Vedeno was a significant military engagement in 1859 during the Caucasian War between the Russian Empire and the Caucasian Imamate. It took place near Vedeno, a mountain village in Chechnya, which served as one of the last strongholds of Imam Shamil, the leader of the Caucasian resistance. The Russian forces, under the command of General Alexander Baryatinsky, aimed to defeat Shamil and consolidate control over the region. The fall of Vedeno marked the effective end of Shamil's resistance in the Eastern Caucasus, leading to his eventual capture in the same year.[2][3][4][5][6]

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