Siege of Lazarevsky

Siege of Lazarevsky
	Part of Russo-Circassian War
	; Plan of the fort
Date	February 7, 1840
Location	Lazarevsky Fort, Black Sea Coastline (East coast of the Black Sea )
Result	Circassian victory; Lazarevsky fort destroyed by Circassians; 12 Circassian villages massacred by Russian authorities as "punishment campaign";
Belligerents
Circassia	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kizbech Tughujuqo; Ismail Berzeg; Beyarslan Berzeg; Mehmed Ali †	Captain Marchenko † ; Lieutenant P. Fedorov; Ensign V. Fedorov †; Ensign Burachkov †
Strength
1,000 tribesmen	200 garrison forces; 8 naval guns
Casualties and losses
150 killed	200 killed

The siege of Lazarevsky took place during the Russo-Circassian War on the night of February 7, 1840. After a 3-hour battle, the fortification was taken by the Circassians. The fort was then destroyed by Circassians, who did not want hostile elements in their land.