Battle of Chuvash Cape
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Battle of Chuvash Cape | |||||||
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Part of Russian conquest of Siberia | |||||||
The Conquest of Siberia by Vasily Surikov | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Don Cossack Host | Khanate of Sibir | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yermak | Mametqul | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Cossacks | Siberian | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
740 | 3,400 [citation needed] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
107 | 2,800 [citation needed] |
The Battle of Chuvash Cape (November 5 [
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After Kuchum seized power in Sibir, he attacked the nearby lands of
. They equipped 540 men with arms and ammunition; later, 200 men joined the expedition.Qashliq fortifications
The fortifications of Qashliq before the battle were deteriorating. Because a siege would be fatal for the Tatars, they decided to fight at the river bank, and hide ambushing forces behind the numerous fallen trees in the area. Although Tatar cannons were brought into position, they did not fire during the battle.
Battle
The Cossacks approached the bank, firing at the Siberians; the Siberians answered with arrows. However, Russian fire did not inflict many casualties among the Tatars, who hid among the trees.
The Siberians under
After Mametqul was injured, the rest of the Siberian forces panicked and dispersed. Kuchum fled Qashliq, but the Cossacks chose not to pursue him. Instead, they retreated to Atik-town for the night.
Aftermath
After the defeat, Kuchum and some of his subjugates escaped to the Baraba steppe; however, most locals refused to follow him. On October 26, the Cossacks entered Qashliq. The city was depopulated after the battle, although it was briefly repopulated from 1584 to 1586. After the battle, the Khanate of Sibir disintegrated, and most of its territory was annexed by Russia.
The conquest of Siberia is often compared with the
References
- (in Russian) Бой на Чувашевом мысу