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Battle of Laba River (1739)
Part of Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739)
DateAugust 20, 1739
Location
Laba River, North Caucasus
Result Kabardian-Kalmyk victory
Belligerents
Crimean Khanate Kabardia
Kalmykia Kalmyk Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Kazi-Girey †[1] Donduk-Ombo
Aslanbek Kaitukin
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy Unknown

The Battle of Laba River was a military engagement that took place on August 20, 1739, during the final phase of the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739).[1]

History

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In the summer of 1739, as Russian forces were making significant gains in Moldavia, the Ottoman Empire encouraged a retaliatory raid by the western Circassians under Feti-Girey and the Kuban-based sarkir Kazi-Girey. They, along with the Temirgoy Circassians, attacked Kabardian summer pastures, capturing 500 people and seizing about 200,000 sheep and 7,000 cattle.[2][3][1]

However, shortly after the Ottoman defeat[4][5][6][7] at the Battle of Stavuchany on August 17, the Kabardian and Kalmyk forces mounted a counterattack. On August 20, they confronted Kazi-Girey's forces near the Laba River. In the ensuing battle, the Crimean-led forces were defeated; many were killed or captured, and Kazi-Girey himself was mortally wounded.[8][9][10][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Хотко, Самир (2008). Цивилизация Кабарды [Civilization Kabardy] (PDF) (in Russian). Санкт-Петербург: Издательство Санкт-Петербургского университета. p. 406. ISBN 978-5-288-04689-6.
  2. ^ АВПР. ф. Кабардинские дела. 1739 г. Д. 1. Л. 15; 24-25.
  3. ^ a b Пиотровский, В. Б., ed. (1988). История народов Северного Кавказа с древнейших времен до конца XVIII века [History of the Peoples of the North Caucasus from ancient times to the end of the 18th century] (PDF). Москва: Наука.
  4. ^ Aksan 2007, p. 116-117.
  5. ^ Керсновский, А.А. "История Русской армии" [History of the Russian army]. militera.lib.ru. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  6. ^ ИнфоРост, Н. П. "ГПИБ | Ставучанский поход. Документы 1739 г. - СПб., 1892. - (Сб. воен.-ист. материалов ; Вып. 2)". elib.shpl.ru. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  7. ^ Дирин П. П. History of the Semyonovsky Lifeguard Regiment, Volume I, page 229 (in Russian)
  8. ^ Архивные документы ЦГВИА. Ленинград: Центральный государственный военно-исторический архив. Фонд Военно-учёного архива, опись 1, дело 47, листы 90, 118
  9. ^ Полное собрание законов Российской империи. Первая серия. Том X. Санкт-Петербург: Типография II Отделения Собственной Е.И.В. Канцелярии. 1835. pp. 899–904.
  10. ^ Архив внешней политики России. Фонд «Кабардинские дела», опись 1, 1753 г. Москва: Министерство иностранных дел РФ. pp. 220–234.

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