Battle of Peregonovka
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| Part of the Ukrainian War of Independence and the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War | |||||||||
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| Makhnovshchina | South Russia | ||||||||
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| 8,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||
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| Unknown est. |
Total: 10,000 killed See full list:
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The Battle of Peregonovka (Russian: Битва под Перегоновкой) or Battle of Perehonivka (Ukrainian: Битва під Перегонівкою) was a September 1919 military conflict in which the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine defeated the Volunteer Army. After retreating west across Ukraine for four months and 600 kilometers, the Insurgent Army turned east and surprised the Volunteer Army. The Insurgent Army reclaimed its capital of Huliaipole within ten days.