Draft:Cherek Campaign (1919)

Cherek Gorge Campaign
	Part of Russian Civil War
Date	February–March 1919
Location	Cherek Gorge, Nalchiksky Okrug, Mountain ASSR (present-day Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia)
Result	White-Circassian victory
Belligerents
Russian State; Kabardians	Russian SFSR; Balkars
Commanders and leaders
Zaour-Bek Daoutokov-Serebryakov	Unknown
Strength
2nd Kabardian Cavalry Regiment; Mounted Division of Rittmeister Khetagurov; Detachment of Colonel Anufriev;	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy (estimated)

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Comment: The subject lacks significant coverage to establish notability. There seems to be synthesis going on as the sources don't discuss the "Cherek Campaign" directly. TurboSuperA+_(talk) 05:09, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Cherek Gorge Campaign was a White Army counter-insurgency operation conducted during the Russian Civil War in February–March 1919 in the Cherek Gorge.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[1]

History

In early 1919, during the Russian Civil War, White forces led by Colonel Zaour-Bek Daoutokov-Serebryakov conducted a campaign in the Cherek Gorge to suppress Bolshevik partisan activity. The expedition included Kabardian cavalry units, a mounted division, and additional detachments. Utilizing local knowledge and disciplined tactics, the White forces operated in difficult mountainous terrain.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[1]

The campaign concluded with a White victory, effectively dismantling the partisan resistance and restoring control over the area.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Long live Soviet Power and Sharia!". Evrazia.org (in Russian). Eurasian Movement. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b Chkheidze, K. A. (2008). Zhansitov, O. A. (ed.). General Zaur-bek Dautokov-Serebryakov. The Civil War in Kabarda (PDF) (in Russian). Nalchik: Institute for Humanitarian Studies of the Government of the KBR and Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. p. 15. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b Shakhalieva, F. B. (2016). "The Islamic Factor in Kabarda and Balkaria in the Context of the Civil War (1918 – early 1920)" (PDF). Russian Humanities Journal (in Russian). 5 (5). Nalchik, Russia: Kabardino-Balkarian State University: 507–517. doi:10.15643/libartrus-2016.5.8. ISSN 2305-8420. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b Shakhalieva, Fatima Borisovna (2023). Socio-political Processes in Kabarda and Balkaria During the Years of Revolution and Civil War (1917–1920) (PDF) (Candidate of Historical Sciences dissertation) (in Russian). Nalchik: Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H. M. Berbekov. pp. 158–159. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b Tekueva, M. A. Chernous, V. V. (ed.). Islamic movement in Kabarda and Balkaria during the Civil War on the Terek (in Russian). p. 4.

[Sharia09-1] "Long live Soviet Power and Sharia!". Evrazia.org (in Russian). Eurasian Movement. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

[Chkheidze2008-2] Chkheidze, K. A. (2008). Zhansitov, O. A. (ed.). General Zaur-bek Dautokov-Serebryakov. The Civil War in Kabarda (PDF) (in Russian). Nalchik: Institute for Humanitarian Studies of the Government of the KBR and Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. p. 15. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

[Shakhalieva2016-3] Shakhalieva, F. B. (2016). "The Islamic Factor in Kabarda and Balkaria in the Context of the Civil War (1918 – early 1920)" (PDF). Russian Humanities Journal (in Russian). 5 (5). Nalchik, Russia: Kabardino-Balkarian State University: 507–517. doi:10.15643/libartrus-2016.5.8. ISSN 2305-8420. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

[ShakhalievaDiss2023-4] Shakhalieva, Fatima Borisovna (2023). Socio-political Processes in Kabarda and Balkaria During the Years of Revolution and Civil War (1917–1920) (PDF) (Candidate of Historical Sciences dissertation) (in Russian). Nalchik: Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H. M. Berbekov. pp. 158–159. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

[Tekueva09-5] Tekueva, M. A. Chernous, V. V. (ed.). Islamic movement in Kabarda and Balkaria during the Civil War on the Terek (in Russian). p. 4.

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