The 1845 expedition to conquer the Dargo aul – the failed attempt to subjugate Imam Shamil

The article analyzes the expedition of Count M.S. Vorontsov, the viceroy of the Caucasus, in 1845 to destroy the Murid movement led by Shamil. The action, which led to the conquest of the capital of this movement, ended completely differently from what the tsarist leadership of the Caucasus had intended.

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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28741715
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Abstract

The article analyzes the expedition of Count M.S. Vorontsov, the viceroy of the Caucasus, in 1845 to destroy the Murid movement led by Shamil. The action, which led to the conquest of the capital of this movement, ended completely differently from what the tsarist leadership of the Caucasus had intended.

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