Battle of Dargo (1845)

Battle of Dargo
	Part of the Caucasian War
	; Battle of Dargo, painting by Franz Roubaud
Date	31 May – 21 July 1845
Location	Dargo, Chechnya, North Caucasia
Result	North Caucasian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Caucasian Imamate
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Vorontsov; Kluki von Klugenau; D. V. Passek †; V. M. Viktorov †; R. K. Freitag; A. N. Lüders; A. I. Baryatinsky;	Imam Shamil; Soib-Mulla †; Eldar Aukh †; Isa Gendergen; Talkhig of Shali; Hadji Murad; Baysangur of Benoa;
Strength
~18,000	~6,000
Casualties and losses
7 generals, 221 officers and 4,988 men killed, 2,492 wounded and 42 missing; 3 guns 7000+ killed according to Officer N. I. Gorchakov	unknown

42.95°N 46.233°E / 42.95; 46.233

The Dargo Campaign (Russian: Даргинский поход, romanized: Darginskiy pokhod) of 1845 was a series of battles during the Murid War, the eastern phase of the Caucasus War of 1817–1864. During the campaign, Mikhail Vorontsov penetrated too deeply into enemy country, was surrounded, and partially fought his way out with heavy losses and was rescued by General R. K. Freitag.

The campaign exposed the difficulties posed in moving a large army through a forested region. With heavy supplies and many wounded, the army became strung out when it was attacked from both sides, while the front and rear could not protect each other. Once discipline is not maintained, a faster group bunched up with the men ahead, causing them to lose contact with the men to the rear, resulting in isolated groups to be attacked.

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