Siege of Lazarevsky | |||||||
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Part of Russo-Circassian War | |||||||
Plan of the fort | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kizbech Tughujuqo[1] Ismail Berzeg Beyarslan Berzeg Mehmed Ali †[2] |
Captain Marchenko † [3] Lieutenant P. Fedorov[4] Ensign V. Fedorov †[5] Ensign Burachkov † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,000 tribesmen |
78—192 garrison forces 8 naval guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
150 | Entire garrison killed |
The siege of Lazarevsky took place during the Russo-Circassian War on the night of February 7, 1840.[6] After a 3-hour battle, the fortification was taken by the Circassians.[7][8] The fort was then destroyed by Circassians, who did not want hostile elements in their land.