Kanzhal War | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Crimean-Circassian Wars | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
![]() |
![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
80,000[1]-100,000[2] | 7,000-12,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~11,000[1] | ~130 |
The Kanzhal War (Kabardian: Къэнжал зауэ, romanized: Qəndjal zawə) or Crimean-Circassian War of 1708 was military conflict in 1708 fought between 7,000[3] Circassians led by Kurgoqo Atajuq and 30,000[1]–100,000[4] Crimean Tatars led by Qaplan I Giray, which resulted in Circassian victory.[5][6][failed verification] It played a big role in decreasing foreign influence in Circassia. In 2013, the Russian Academy of Sciences described the battle as "an important event in the history of Circassians".[7] It was fought near the village of Bylym on the Baksan River.
Крит22
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).