Battle of Ghunib

Battle of Ghunib
Part of the Caucasian War
Date 9-25 August 1859 Location Gunib, Dagestan Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Caucasian Imamate	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Imam Shamil	Aleksandr Baryatinsky
Strength
400	16,000 18 guns [1]
Casualties and losses
350 killed or wounded	600 killed and wounded

The Battle of Ghunib was a siege of aul Gunib by the Russian forces in 1859. After 25 years of resistance, Imam Shamil surrendered to the Russians. See Murid War#The end (1857-1859).

References[]

• The Russian conquest of the Caucasus, John Frederick Baddeley, 1908

Coordinates: 42°23′17″N 46°57′44″E / 42.3881°N 46.9622°E / 42.3881; 46.9622