Draft:Siege of Turgai (1916)

Siege of Turgai
Part of Central Asian revolt of 1916
Date22 October-December 1916
Location
Result Russian victory
Territorial
changes
Government troops occupy all railway stations and towns, the rebels leave behind small villages and switch to guerrilla tactics
Belligerents
Kazakh rebels Russian Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Amankeldı İmanov Geneal Ostorgradsky
General Zagayny
General Lavrentiev
General Kotomin
Strength

30,000 men

  • 15,000 in siege
  • 12,000 in the vicinity of Turgay
  • 3,000 in Turgai river
100 in siege
196 Cossack[1]
Casualties and losses
Very heavy[2]

11 killed

  • 3 Killed in siege
  • 8 killed in battle of Turgay river

The Siege of Turgai was a major rebel military operation during the Central Asian uprising. At the initial stage, it was successful because the Russians did not have time to transfer reinforcements to this area, but after a couple of months the uprising was defeated and suppressed

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