Insurgency in Chechnya (1722)

Insurgency in Chechnya (1722)
Part of Chechen-Russian conflict
Date July–August 1722 Location Chechnya and the Endirey Khanate Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Chechens Endirey Khanate	Russian Empire Kalmyk Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Aidemir Bardykhanov Musal Chapalov	First Campaign: Andrey Veterani Colonel Naumov Second Campaign: Lieutenant Kudryavtsev Ayuka Khan
Strength
First Campaign: 5,000—6,000 Second Campaign: Unknown	First Campaign: 2,400 Second Campaign: 13,730–15,000 10,000 3,730–5,000 Kalmyks

The 1722 Insurgency in Chechnya occurred because of the refusal of the Chechens and the Endirey Khanate to swear allegiance to the Russian Empire, due to the oppression of the highlanders by the Tsarist regime, followed by several raids on the Terek fortress by the former, which led to a Russian campaign against the North Caucasians in July and August 1722.