Battle of Ican

Battle of Ican
Part of the Russian conquest of Central Asia

Monument in honor of the battle
Date16–18 December [O.S. 4-6 December] 1864
Location
Ikan, Kokand Khanate
(Modern day Kazakhstan)
Result Russian victory
Territorial
changes
Alimqul evacuate Turkistan Region leaving only Tashkent
Belligerents
 Khanate of Kokand  Russia
Commanders and leaders
Alimqul (WIA) Vasili Serov
Strength
10,000 114
Casualties and losses
2,000 killed and wounded 102 killed and wounded

The Battle of Ican (Russian: Иканское сражение, romanized: Ikanskoye srazhenie), occurred on 16 December 1864 near Ikan as a part of the Russian conquest of Central Asia. In the battle, a Kokand army under the command of Alimqul was defeated by a cossack detachment.