Battle of Jilehoy

Battle of the Urup River
	Part of Sheikh Mansur Movement and Russo-Circassian War
Date	21–22 September, 1787
Location	Urup River, Circassia
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Sheikh Mansur Movement Circassia; Kipchak Turks; Abazins;
Commanders and leaders
Maxim Rebinder; General Palakin; General Radyev	Sheikh Mansur
Strength
18,000	10,000–11,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy

The Battle of the Urup River, also known as the Battle of Jilehoy was a confrontation between Russian troops led by General Maxim Rebinder and Circassian, Abazin and Kipchak Turkic fighters led by Sheikh Mansur. Although victorious at first, after the arrival of Russian reinforcements, Mansur and his fighters were forced to retreat.^[1]^[2]

Battle

The Russians decided to make a grand attack in 1787.^[1] This resulted in the Battle of Jilehoy. At first, the Russians were losing,^[1]^[2] but they won after additional forces arrived.^[1] After winning the battle, the Russian army raided the Abaza, Besleney, Chemguy and Hatuqway regions and burned near a hundred villages. In 1788, the Russians besieged the Bighurqal (Anapa) castle, but failed.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Berkok, İsmail. Tarihte Kafkasya. İstanbul Matbaası.
^ ^a ^b Güloğlu, Ahmet. Çerkez tarihi üzerine

[:0-1] Berkok, İsmail. Tarihte Kafkasya. İstanbul Matbaası.

[:1-2] Güloğlu, Ahmet. Çerkez tarihi üzerine

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