Battle of Ust-Padenga
| Battle of Ust-Padenga | |||||||||
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| Part of North Russia intervention in the Russian Civil War | |||||||||
Location of Arkhangelsk Governorate in Russia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| United States | Russian SFSR | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Lieutenant Harry Mead | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| American Expeditionary Force, North Russia or the 339th Infantry Regiment "Polar Bears" | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 47 soldiers | ~800 Bolshevik infantrymen | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 25 killed, 15 injured | Unknown | ||||||||
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The Battle of Ust-Padenga, also known as the Defense of Ust-Padenga was a minor battle during the Russian Civil War, fought in Ust-Padenga, located in Arkhangelsk Governorate, 500 miles away from Moscow. It was a part of a larger retreat which occurred in January 1919 during the larger-scale Battle of Shenkursk.