Battle of Shenkursk

The Battle of Shenkursk, in January 1919, was a major battle of the Russian Civil War. Following the Bolshevik loss at the Battle of Tulgas, the Red Army's next offensive action was against the Allied garrison of Shenkursk; located on the Vaga River. Allied forces in Shenkursk and the surrounding villages included men primarily from the United States and the United Kingdom with support from the White Russians. The battle ended with an Allied retreat from Shenkursk ahead of a superior Bolshevik army.

Battle of Shenkursk
Part of the Allied North Russia Intervention during the Russian Civil War
DateJanuary 19‒25, 1919
Location
Shenkursk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
62°06′N 42°55′E
Result Russian SFSR victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 United States
Northern Russia
 Canada		 Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Robert Gordon-Finlayson
C. C. Graham
Otto Odjard
unknown
O. A. Mowat (DOW)		 Dimitri Nadjoznyj
Alexander Samoylo
Strength

According to Soviet data:
United States Army:
2,800 troops
15 guns
37 machine guns
Canadian Army:
no data
Northern Army:
no data

According to Entente data:
700 troops

900 troops

According to Soviet data:
6th Army:
3,100 troops
48 machine guns
16 guns
Partisans:
no data

According to Entente data:
6,000 troops
Casualties and losses
According to Soviet data:
15 guns
60 machine guns
2,000 rifles
According to American data:
~39 killed
~100 wounded		 ~1 killed
Unknown wounded
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