What the records say
- When
- 22 Mar 1840
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 44.35° N, 38.53° E
- Description
- 1840 siege
Placed at the coordinates of its Turkish Wikipedia article.
Siege of Mikhailovsky
The siege of Mikhailovsky took place on 3 April 1840 during the Russo-Circassian War. The Circassians defeated the Russian defenses and won the siege. Unwilling to accept defeat, Russian soldier Arhip Osipov infiltrated the powder magazine and detonated the explosives, killing himself, the remnants of the garrison, and a significant number of Circassians.
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