Battle of Posolskeya
The Battle of Posolskeya, the last engagement of the Allied intervention to involve American forces, occurred on 8 January 1920, after U.S. troops were surprise attacked by Cossacks loyal to the Russian SFSR.
| Battle of Posolskeya | |||||||
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| Part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, Russian Civil War | |||||||
U.S. troops of the 27th infantry regiment parading through Russia during the intervention. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Cossacks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Fred Bugbee | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 39-man platoon |
Around 80 1 armoured train | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 2 wounded |
5 killed 74 captured 1 armored train seized | ||||||
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