Battle of the Cherek River
| Battle of the Cherek River | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Circassian War | |||||||
The Cherek River | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire |
Kabardians Balkars | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| General S. A. Bulgakov | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Several thousand regular troops | ~2,000 horsemen and infantry and Balkar auxiliaries | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||
| Russian troops destroyed nearly 200 Circassian and Balkar villages, massacred much of the population, and seized over 20,000 cattle. | |||||||
The Battle of the Cherek River was a significant engagement during the Russo-Circassian War, taking place on April 30, 1810, near the Cherek River in Kabarda and Balkaria, regions in the North Caucasus. The battle pitted Russian imperial forces under General S. A. Bulgakov against a coalition of Kabardian and Balkar fighters resisting Russian encroachment on their lands.