Conflict: | Battle of Ghunib |
Partof: | the Caucasian War |
Date: | 9-25 August 1859 |
Place: | Ghunib, Daghestan, Caucasian Imamate |
Result: | Russian victory
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Combatant2: | Caucasian Imamate |
Commander1: | Aleksandr Baryatinsky |
Commander2: | Imam Shamil |
Strength1: | 16,000 18 guns [1] |
Strength2: | 400 4 cannons |
Casualties2: | 400 |
The Battle of Ghunib (Russian: Взятие Гуниба|r=Vzyatie Guniba) was a siege of aul Ghunib by the Russian forces in 1859.After 25 years of resistance, Imam Shamil surrendered to the Russians.