Sheikh Mansur

Sheikh Mansur
Sheikh Mansur
	A modern imagined depiction of Sheikh Mansur
Birth name	Ushurma/Uchermak
Born	c. 1760; Aldi, Chechnya
Died	13 April 1794; Shlisselburg, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Chechnya; Circassia
Service years	About 6 years
Conflicts	Sheikh Mansur movement Victories Battle of Aldy (victory); First Kizlyar (Strategic victory); Battle with the Tomsk Regiment (victory); Attack on Karginsk (victory); First Anapa (victory); Second Anapa (victory); Siege of Anapa (1788) (victory); Third Anapa (victory); Second siege of Anapa (victory); Battle of the Urup River (semi-victory); Battle of the Ubin River (victory); 1790 siege of Anapa (victory); Defeats Second Kizlyar (defeat); Battle of Grigoriopolis (defeat); Battle of Tatartup (defeat); Battle of the Kafar River (defeat); Second Urup River (defeat); Battle of the Shibza River (defeat); Battle of the Tokhtamysh River (defeat); Storming of Anapa (defeat) (POW);

Sheikh Mansur (born Ushurma or Uchermak, c. 1760 – 13 April 1794) was a Chechen military commander and Islamic leader who led a resistance movement against Russian expansion into the Caucasus from 1785 until his capture in 1791. Sheikh Mansur is considered the first leader of the resistance in the North Caucasus against Russian imperialism. He remains a hero of the Chechen and North Caucasian peoples in general, and their struggle for independence.