Battle of Shenkursk

Battle of Shenkursk
	Part of the Allied North Russia Intervention during the Russian Civil War
	; Shenkursk old panorama
Date	January 19‒25, 1919
Location	Shenkursk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia62°06′N 42°55′E / 62.100°N 42.917°E
Result	Russian SFSR victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom; France; United States; Northern Russia; Canada	Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Robert Gordon-Finlayson; C. C. Graham; Otto Odjard; unknown; O. A. Mowat (DOW)	Dimitri Nadjoznyj; Alexander Samoylo
Strength
According to Soviet data:; United States Army:; 2,800 troops ; 15 guns; 37 machine guns; French Army:; 3,200 troops; Canadian Army:; no data; Northern Army:; no data According to Entente data:; 700 troops; 700 troops 900 troops	According to Soviet data:; 6th Army:; 3,100 troops; 48 machine guns; 16 guns; Partisans:; no data According to Entente data:; 6,000 troops
Casualties and losses
According to Soviet data:; 15 guns; 60 machine guns; 2,000 rifles; According to American data:; ~39 killed; ~100 wounded	~1 killed; Unknown wounded

The Battle of Shenkursk, in January 1919, was a major battle of the Russian Civil War. Following the Bolshevik loss at the Battle of Tulgas, the Red Army's next offensive action was against the Allied garrison of Shenkursk; located on the Vaga River. Allied forces in Shenkursk and the surrounding villages included men primarily from the United States, the United Kingdom and France with support from the White Russians. The battle ended with an Allied retreat from Shenkursk ahead of a superior Bolshevik army.