| Circassian ambush near Anapa |
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| Part of Russo-Circassian War |
| Date | 18 August 1809 |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
Circassian victory |
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| Belligerents |
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Russian Empire |
Circassia |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Nikolai Markovich Vityaz (DOW) |
Unknown |
| Strength |
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~18,000 soldiers (according to Ottoman report) |
Unknown |
| Casualties and losses |
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Entire unit allegedly destroyed |
Unknown |
The Circassian ambush near Anapa was a military engagement between Circassians and the Russian Empire that occurred in 1809 near the strategic Anapa fortress, during the early stages of the Russo-Circassian War. According to an official Ottoman report, Circassian forces successfully ambushed and annihilated a large Russian detachment in a mountain gorge near Anapa.