battle, interwar and Second World War

Battle of Urga

Name: Battle of Urga
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Battle of Urga was a battle fought in 1921 at Ulaanbaatar, in what is now Mongolia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ulaanbaatar. It was part of the Outer Mongolian Revolution of 1921. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 1,460 men; 12 machine guns; 4 guns against 10,000 men; 72 machine guns; 18 guns.

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Fought1921

WhereUlaanbaatar, Mongolia47.921N, 106.906E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRussian victory

BelligerentsWhite movementagainstRepublic of China

Part ofOuter Mongolian Revolution of 1921

Record

Date	1921 (year precision) to 1921
Place	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 47.921N, 106.906E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial change	Mongolia becomes independent
Strength	1,460 men; 12 machine guns; 4 guns	10,000 men; 72 machine guns; 18 guns
Commanders	Roman von Ungern-Sternberg Boris Rezukhin	Men Bingyue

Placed at Ulaanbaatar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Buyur Lake 1388, 825 km E
Battles of Khalkhin Gol 1939, 872 km E
Battle of West Suiyuan 1940, 876 km SE
Battle of Nomonhan 1939, 884 km E
Battle of Yehuling 1211, 978 km SE

In the same war

After: Capture of Altanbulag 1921

Elsewhere in 1921

Battle of Urga is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 10 in present-day Mongolia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4527029, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Urga, revision 1385771668, 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.