Siege of Lazarevsky

Siege of Lazarevsky
	Part of Russo-Circassian War
	; Plan of the fort
Date	February 7, 1840
Location	Lazarevsky Fort, Black Sea Coastline (East coast of the Black Sea )
Result	Circassian victory Lazarevsky fort destroyed by Circassians; 12 Circassian villages massacred by Russian authorities as "punishment campaign";
Belligerents
Circassia	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kizbech Tughujuqo; Ismail Berzeg; Beyarslan Berzeg; Mehmed Ali †	Captain Marchenko †; Lieutenant P. Fedorov; Ensign V. Fedorov; Ensign Burachkov
Strength
1,000 tribesmen	78—192 garrison forces; 8 naval guns
Casualties and losses
150	Entire garrison killed

The siege of Lazarevsky took place during the Russo-Circassian War on the night of February 7, 1840.^[6] After a 3-hour battle, the fortification was taken by the Circassians.^[7]^[8] The fort was then destroyed by Circassians, who did not want hostile elements in their land.

^ Ghuaze - Ubıh casus Musa Şogen
^ Archive Raevsky: in 5 volumes / ed. and note. B. L. Modzalevsky . - Ed. P. M. Raevsky
^ Acts collected by the Caucasian Archaeographic Commission / Ed. A. P. Berger .
^ Rakovich D.V. Tenginsky regiment in the Caucasus. 1819-1846
^ Rakovich D.V. Tenginsky regiment in the Caucasus. 1819-1846
^ Fadeev, 1935 , p. 147-148.
^ AKAK, 1884 , p. 480-481, no. 415. Acts collected by the Caucasian Archaeographic Commission /
^ Rakovich D.V. Tenginsky regiment in the Caucasus. 1819-1846

[1] Ghuaze - Ubıh casus Musa Şogen

[2] Archive Raevsky: in 5 volumes / ed. and note. B. L. Modzalevsky . - Ed. P. M. Raevsky

[3] Acts collected by the Caucasian Archaeographic Commission / Ed. A. P. Berger .

[4] Rakovich D.V. Tenginsky regiment in the Caucasus. 1819-1846

[5] Rakovich D.V. Tenginsky regiment in the Caucasus. 1819-1846

[6] Fadeev, 1935 , p. 147-148.

[7] AKAK, 1884 , p. 480-481, no. 415. Acts collected by the Caucasian Archaeographic Commission /

[8] Rakovich D.V. Tenginsky regiment in the Caucasus. 1819-1846

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