Siege of Akhulgo | |||||||
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Part of the Caucasian War | |||||||
A panoramic painting by Franz Roubaud | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Caucasian Imamate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yevgeny Golovin Pavel Grabbe Alexander Wrangel |
Imam Shamil Alibek Khiriyasul Akhberdil Mohammed | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~13,500 | 1,000+ | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
25 officers killed 91 officers wounded |
Heavy 900 prisoners mostly women, children and old men |
The Siege of Akhulgo took place in June–August 1839 during the Caucasian War between the Russian Empire and the Caucasian Imamate led by Shamil. General Pavel Grabbe besieged Imam Shamil in the rock-fortress of Akhulgo. After 80 days the rock was taken and most of the defenders were killed, but Shamil managed to escape.
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