Russian conquest of Chechnya and Dagestan

1817 – August 25, 1859 · North Caucasus

Result Russian victory

The Russian Empire fought the Caucasian Imamate and other mountain peoples of Chechnya and Dagestan, ending with Russian conquest of the North Caucasus.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Russian Empire

Caucasian Imamate

Russian Empire

Caucasian Imamate

Ingush people

Alexander II of Russia belligerent leader

Nicholas I of Russia belligerent leader

Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov military commander Mikhail Vorontsov military commander Alexander von Lüders military commander

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

Shamil military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 18,000
Casualties: 18,223
Killed: 8,160
Wounded: 9,920
Missing: 8
Guns: 28
Guns lost: 3

Casualties: 7,129
Killed: 3,572
Wounded: 2,021
Captured: 1,036
Guns: 4

Battles 4

Siege of Akhoulgo June 1839 – August 1839 · Russian victory
Battle of the Valerik River July 11, 1840 · Russian victory
Battle of Ichkeria May 30 – June 2, 1842 · North Caucasian victory
Battle of Dargo (1845) 1845 · North Caucasian victoryFull results

Also involved 1

Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine participant · Russian Empire