Battle

Battle of Endirey

1722 · 43.16° N, 46.65° E

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When
1722
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
43.16° N, 46.65° E
Description
1722 military conflict on the Aktash river
Date from
year in its Wikidata description

Placed at the town its title names, Endirey.

Battle of Endirey

1722 military conflict on the Aktash river

The Battle of Endirey was a major confrontation between the Russian Empire and its allies with the Chechens and Kumyks and took place in a gorge on the Aktash River near Endirey. An army sent led by Brigadier Andrei Veterani was encircled by a combined Chechen–Kumyk force, as a result of which the corps was defeated and forced to retreat. Another detachment under Colonel Naumov broke into Endirey and destroyed it.

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