Global InformationAssault on Germenchuk information
| Assault on Germenchuk | |||||||
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| Part of the Caucasian War | |||||||
 Taking the fortification from the highlanders in 1831 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 Caucasian Imamate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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A. A. Velyaminov G. V. Rosen G. K. Zass (WIA) |
Ghazi Muhammad Abdurakhman Germenchuk † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Up to 9,000 people, 24 light guns, 4 mountain unicorns | 3,800 people | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 people killed (of which 2 officers), the number of wounded is unknown | 70 people (total losses unknown) | ||||||
The assault on Germenchuk took place on 23 August 1832, one of the battles of the Caucasian War. Some 9,000 Russian troops under the command of General Velyaminov stormed the Chechen village, where they met 3,800 defenders.