Battle of Abinsk

Battle of Abinsk
Part of Russo-Circassian War
Date 1834 Location Abinsk Result Circassian victory
Belligerents
Circassia	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kizbech Tughuzhuqo	Alexei Velyaminov
Strength
700	14,000
Casualties and losses
no losses	150 killed captured 7 carts with fodder

In 1834, on the Abyn River, the lion of Circassians led by 700 Shapsug mujahideen defeated and put to flight a 14,000-strong royal detachment. 150 Russian soldiers died in this battle, and 7 forage carts were captured.^[1]