Battle of Chegem

Battle of Chegem
	Part of the Russo-Circassian War and Kabardian Uprising of 1804
	; The Chegem River
Date	9 May, 1804
Location	Chegem Region, Balkaria, North Caucasus
Result	North Caucasian victory Caucasian forces successfully pushed back the Russian army, forcing them to retreat toward Georgievsk.; In retaliation, the Russian army burned 80 Kabardian villages and expelled many inhabitants across the Kuban River.;
Belligerents
North Caucasian Coalition: Kabardians; Chegemians; Balkars; Karachays; Ossetians;	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Adil-Giray Atazhukin; Efendi Ishak Abukov	Lieutenant General Ivan Glazenap; Major Likhachev; General Meyer
Strength
11,000 troops	~2,000 troops; ~later 7,000-12,000 troops (estimate)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
	12 Circassian auls (villages) destroyed

The Battle of Chegem was a significant engagement during the Kabardian Uprising of 1804, part of the broader Russo-Caucasian War. It took place on May 9, 1804, between the forces of the Russian Empire and a coalition of Kabardians, Chegemians, Balkars, Karachays, and Ossetians. The battle was part of an anti-colonial rebellion aimed at resisting Russian expansion into Kabarda and the construction of Kislovodsk fortress.