Siege of Akmolinsk (1838)
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| Siege of Akmolinsk | |||||||
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| Part of Rebellion of Kenesary Kasymov | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kazakh rebels | Fortress garrison | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Kenesary Kasymov Agybai Batyr Iman Dulatuli Nauryzbai Kasymov Basygara Batyr |
Konurkulja Kudaimendin Troop Sergeant Major Karbyshev | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Kenesary’s sarbazs |
Half a thousand garrison of the fortress Chirikov’s detachment Cossack detachment | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 600+ | ||||||
The Siege of Akmolinsk occurred in 1838 in Kazakhstan during the Rebellion of Kenesary Kasymov, which ended with the flight of the founder of Akmolinsk - Konurkulja Kudaimendin, along with a small detachment of Karbyshev and the destruction of the fortress.
Siege
Akmolinsk Decree was well protected. Deep ditches were dug in the district, all nearby approaches were blocked. The Akmolinsk Decree was guarded by the troops of the senior sultan Konyrkuldzha Kudaimendin and the garrison of the fortress, led by the Military Foreman Karbyshev.
The offensive of the troops of Kenesary began at dawn. Kazakh archers fired at the fortress with bows, attaching flammable tarred rags to the arrowheads.
Numerous fires broke out in the fortress. At that moment, when part of the garrison rushed to fight the fire, one of the detachments of Kenesary, led by the Basygara Batyr, despite the heavy fire, overcame the resistance of the enemy and broke into the decree.
During the assault on the fortress, Basygara Batyr died. His detachments began to retreat under the pressure of enemy forces, but Kenesary ordered his soldiers not to leave Basygar's body in any case and not to retreat from their positions. Encouraged by the order of Kenesary, detachments of Agybai, Iman and Nauryzbai Batyrs broke the enemy resistance again and penetrated the fortification.
Inside the fortification, a real street fight began, which lasted with unrelenting persistence until dark. At night, the military foreman Karbyshev and Konurkulja with small detachments fled from the burning fortress.
The next day, the ruined fortress was still on fire. Kenesary got a lot of trophies and many prisoners of war. The next step was the migration of Kenesary with his detachments to the Turgai steppes, where the detachments of the Zholaman Batyr joined the rebels.[1][2][3]