What the records say
- When
- 1864
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.31° N, 69.60° E
- Description
- 1864 battle in Kazakhstan
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the town its title names, Shymkent.
Campaigns of Shymkent
1864 battle in Kazakhstan
The Battle of Chymkent took place in 1864 between the Kyrgyz, Khanate of Kokand against the Russian Empire. General Chernyaev besieged Shymkent for ten days, during which there were daily battles; he eventually withdrew without taking the city. Mullah Alimkul then strengthened the city's defenses by gathering a garrison of Uzbeks and Kyrgyz.
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