Siege of Yamyshev

Siege of Yamyshev
	Part of the Dzungar–Russian conflicts of Russian conquest of Central Asia
Date	1716
Location	Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan
Result	Dzungar victory Failure of Buchholz's expedition; Sack of Russian miltiary supplies; Destruction of the Fortress;
Belligerents
Dzungar Khanate	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Tseren Dhondup	Buchholz
Strength
10,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	3,000:; 2,300 starved or from disease; 700 POW;

The Siege of Yamyshev was a military siege by the Dzungar Khanate against the Tsardom of Russia's expedition led by Buchholz. This was from orders by the Peter I of Russia, to Buchholz in 1714. With the goal being to capture Erket (Yarkend)'s gold deposits. This expedition failed and later another expedition from Likharev arrived to Dzungaria, however the Dzungars later battled the Russian expedition force on the Lake Zaysan and set the boundaries between the Dzungars and the Russians.