Siege of Khiva (1924)
| Siege of Khiva | |||||||
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| Part of Basmachi rebellion Russian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Khorezm PSR Russian SFSR | Basmachi movement | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Vengy Angello † Semyon Pugachov | Junaid Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Garrison : 800 Relief force : unknown | 9,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Garrison : 200 Relief force : unknown | Heavy | ||||||
The siege of Khiva was a military operation between 19 and 24 January 1924 by Basmachi insurgents to conquer the city of Khiva from the Red Army.