Siege of Kizlyar (August 1785)

Siege of Kizlyar (August 1785)
Part of Sheikh Mansur Movement
Date20–21 August 1785
Location
Result Sheikh Mansur failed to capture the Kizlyar fortress.
Belligerents

Sheikh Mansur Movement

 Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sheikh Mansur
Dol Mudarov
Ivan Veshnyakov
Bekovich Cherkassky
Ivan Lunin
Peter Sekhin
Units involved
Unknown Tomsk Infantry Regiment
Astrakhan Regiment
Kizlyar Regiment
Greben and Terek Cossacks
~Georgian, Armenian and Kalmyk civilian militias
Strength
10,000–12,000 ~3,220–3,720 Regulars
~Unknown amount of irregulars, Cossacks and civilian fighters
Casualties and losses
200–1,000 killed Unknown

The siege of Kizlyar in August 1785 was the second and final attempt of Chechen forces and Kumyk allies led by Sheikh Mansur to capture the Kizlyar fortress.