Siege of Ura-Tyube

Siege of Ura-Tyube
Part of the Russian conquest of Central Asia

The Russian plan of siege and assault
Date27 September – 2 October 1866
Location
Ura-Tyube, Emirate of Bukhara (modern Istaravshan)
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Ura-Tyube
Commanders and leaders
  • Dmitry Romanovsky
  • Nikolai Kryzhanovskiy
 Rustam Bek
Strength
approx. 4,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
  • 17 killed
  • 210 wounded
 approx. 2,000 killed

The Siege of Ura-Tyube (27 September–2 October 1866) was part of an unapproved Russian military operation during the Russian conquest of Bukhara and Russo-Kokand War. The operation was led by Military Governor Dmitry Romanovsky and aimed to capture several settlements on the Russo-Bukharan border including Ura-Tyube. Ura-Tyube had declared independence from the Emirate of Bukhara several months before the siege, and sent horsemen to harass Romanovsky's forces, stationed in Khujand after its capture. In response, Romanovsky led a detachment to Ura-Tyube with plans of capturing it. The Russian assault on the fort was extremely successful, in part due to unexpectedly effective artillery breaches.

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