Battle Of Ghunib
The Battle of Ghunib (Russian: Взятие Гуниба, romanized: Vzyatie Guniba) was a siege of aul Ghunib by the Russian forces in 1859.
After 25 years of resistance, Imam Shamil surrendered to the Russians.
References
- ^ "Private letter on the capture of Shamil (Russian)". 2 September 1859. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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Sources
- Mukhanov, V. M. (2008). "ГУНИ́БА ШТУРМ 1859" [Gunib's assault 1859]. In Kravets, S. L.; et al. (eds.). Great Russian Encyclopedia (in Russian). Vol. 8: Grigoryev - Dinamika. Moscow: Great Russian Encyclopedia. ISBN 978-5-85270-338-5.
- The Russian conquest of the Caucasus, John Frederick Baddeley, 1908