Draft:Defense of Alexandrovsky Fort (1870)




Defense of Alexandrovsky Fort
Part of Aday Uprising
Date5-9 April, 1870
Location
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Russian empire Aday tribe
Commanders and leaders
Egor Zelenin Isa Tlenbaev,Dosan Tazhiev
Strength
150 soldiers,14 guns 10,000 men[1]

Defense of Alexandrovsky Fort or Siege of Alexandrovsky Fort is the battle that took place between Russian soldiers and the rebels of Aday on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea (now Kazakhstan) in 1870.

A small Russian garrison under the leadership of Major Yegor Zelenin defended itself for 3 days against a large number of rebels of the local Kazakh Aday tribe. A significant advantage to the fort's garrison was the presence of artillery, although its ammunition, like other small arms, was extremely limited. The garrison also experienced extreme shortages of food and drinking water. The timely arrival of units of the Caucasian Military District on the peninsula may have saved the garrison from death.[2].

  1. ^ Турсунова 1977, p. 82―83.
  2. ^ Терентьев 2010, p. 166—167.

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