✦ History

Caucasian War

1817 – May 21, 1864

Result Russian victory; Circassian genocide

The Russian Empire waged a long campaign to conquer the peoples of the North Caucasus. Russia prevailed, and the Circassians suffered mass killing and expulsion.

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Battles 2

1763 – June 2, 1864
Russo–Circassian War Russian victory Catherine the Great, Paul I of Russia
1817 – August 25, 1859
Russian conquest of Chechnya and Dagestan Russian victory North Caucasus Alexander II of Russia, Nicholas I of Russia, Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov

Key commanders

Russian Empire 9

Alexander I of Russia belligerent leader Nicholas I of Russia belligerent leader Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov military commander Ivan Paskevich military commander Catherine the Great belligerent leader Paul I of Russia belligerent leader Alexander II of Russia belligerent leader Mikhail Vorontsov military commander Alexander von Lüders military commander

Circassia 4

Ghazi Muhammad military commander Hamzat Bek military commander Isa Gendargenoevsky military commander Shamil military commander

Caucasian Imamate 4

Ghazi Muhammad military commander Hamzat Bek military commander Isa Gendargenoevsky military commander Shamil military commander