Battle of the Valerik River

Battle of the Valerik River
	Part of the Caucasian War
	; Battle of the River Valerik by Mikhail Lermontov
Date	11–23 July 1840
Location	Chekhinsky Forest, 30km southwest of Grozny43°10′10″N 45°24′32″E
Result	Russian tactical victory North Caucasian retreat after the battle;
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Caucasian Imamate
Commanders and leaders
Apollon Galafeyev	Ahberdila Muhammad; Isa of Gendergen
Strength
6 battalions; 14 guns; 1500 Cossacks	Unknown
Casualties and losses
66 killed; 265 wounded and shell-shocked; 8 missing; ; 1,400 soldiers and 45 officers according to De la Chapelle	Unknown

The Battle of the Valerik River on 11 July 1840 was fought as part of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus. It occurred about 30 km (19 miles) southwest of the fortress of Groznaya (now Grozny) between forces of the Imperial Russian Army and North Caucasian mountaineers led by the naib (viceroy) Ahberdila Muhammad. It remains famous because of the poem "Valerik" by Mikhail Lermontov, a participant.

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