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siege, nineteenth century

Battle of Ghunib

Battle of Ghunib was a siege conducted in 1859 at Gunib, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Caucasian War, which ran from 1763 to 1864. The recorded result: Russian victory; Effective end of the War; Capture of Imam Shamil. Recorded strength: 16,000; 18 guns against 400; 4 cannons.

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Осада и Штурм Гуниба (23, 25 августа 1859 года) Рельеф местности по NASA World Wind, векторизация Inkscape. Расположение войск: Милютин Д.А. Гуниб. Пленение Шамиля // Родина., 2000., № 1. Солтан В. Н
Осада и Штурм Гуниба (23, 25 августа 1859 года) Рельеф местности по NASA World Wind, векторизация Inkscape. Расположение войск: Милютин Д.А. Гуниб. Пленение Шамиля // Родина., 2000., № 1. Солтан В. Н. Andr marc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1859
WhereGunib, Russia42.388N, 46.962E
OutcomeRussian victory; Effective end of the War; Capture of Imam Shamil
BelligerentsRussian Empireagainst22px Caucasian Imamate
Part ofCaucasian War1763 to 1864

Where it sits in the Caucasian War

Battle of Katchkalikov, 1787Battle of Khankala, 1807Battle of Bashly, 1818Battle of Dadi-yurt, 1819Battle of Levashi, 1819Battle of Erpeli, 1823Battle of Amir-Adzhi-Yurt, 1825Battle of Khunzakh, 1830Battle of Atly-Boyun, 1831Siege of Tarki, 1831Assault on Germenchuk, 1832Battle of Gimry, 1832Battle of Acaxur, 1839Battle of Argvani, 1839Siege of Akhoulgo, 1839Siege of Lazarevsky, 1840Battle of the Valerik River, 1840Battle of Ichkeria, 1842Battle of Dargo, 1845Battle of Ghunib, 1859Capture of Vedeno, 1859Battle of Qbaada, 186417871864Battle of Ghunib, 1859
22 placed engagements of the Caucasian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1859 (year precision)
to 25 August 1859
PlaceGunib, Russia
42.388N, 46.962E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength16,000; 18 guns400; 4 cannons
Casualties and lossesabout 350-360 killed and wounded,; 40-50 prisoners
Commanders
  • Aleksandr Baryatinsky
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Battle of Ghunib is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871094, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ghunib, revision 1370441561, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.