Expedition of Rukin

Rukin expedition
Part of Adai rebellion
Date 27 March-5 April [O.S. 15-24 March] 1870 Location Mangyshlak Peninsula, Russian Empire (Modern day Kazakhstan) Result Kazakh victory
Belligerents
Kazakhs of Adai	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Isa Tlenbaev [ru]	Nikolai Rukin [ru] †
Strength
5,000	40
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Whole squad annihilated

The Rukin expedition (Russian: Экспедиция отряда Рукина) was the first attempt to suppress the uprising on Mangyshlak, due to the incredible numerical superiority, as well as the mistakes of the head of the detachment, the campaign ended with the death of the Russians.