Battle of Alkhan–Yurt

Battle of Alkhan–Yurt
	Part of Sheikh Mansur Movement
Date	8 July 1785
Location	Alkhan–Yurt ; (Modern–day Alkhan–Yurt, Republic of Chechnya, Russian Federation)43°14′00″N 45°33′57″E
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Chechens	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Prince Atkhan † ; Prince Alkhan † ; Osman–Hadji † ;	Fyodor Apraksin
Casualties and losses
270 KIA	Less

The Battle of Alkhan–Yurt, or the Battle of Alkhanov was a military engagement between the Russian troops led by Brigadier Fyodor Apraksin and the villagers of the Chechen village of Alkhan–Yurt as well as volunteers from Aldy. Brigadier Apraksin was originally supposed to help the Pieri detachment at Aldy but arrived too late and was ambushed by Chechen fighters when trying to capture the village Alkhan–Yurt. The Chechens however suffered heavy casualties.

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