Tughuzhuqo Qizbech movement

Tughuzhuqo Qizbech movement
	Part of Russo-Circassian War
Date	1810 — 1840
Location	Circassia
Result	Circassian victory;
Belligerents
Circassia	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Qizbech Tughuzhuqo (DOW); Hawduqo Mansur; Qalebatuqo Hatuqway; Ismail Berzeg; Beyarslan Berzeg; Mehmed Ali †	Captain Marchenko †; Lieutenant P. Fedorov; Ensign V. Fedorov †; Ensign Burachkov †; N. K. Liko †; Ensign Beznosov †; Ensign Kraumgold †; Ensign Gaevsky †; Lieutenant Timchenko †; Ensign Smirnov †; Ensign Simborsky †; Ensign Ermolayev (Ermolov) †; Medic Somovich †; Podpraporshchik Koretsky, Konstantin †; Feldfebel Kamlev, Khariton †; Unter-officer Efimov, Mikhail †; Unter-officer Prosvirin, Semyon †; Unter-officer Rafilov, Roman †; Unter-officer Semikin, Vasily †; Drummer Adashenko, Stepan †; Drummer Medvedev, Grigory †; Drummer Khalcheev, Sysoy †; Alexey Velyaminov
Strength
6,000 — 10,000+	14,000 — 40,000+
Casualties and losses
Heavy, but lower than Russia	Heavy

The Tughuzhuqo Qizbech movement was a major Circassian resistance effort during the Russo-Circassian War, led by the nobleman Qizbech Tughuzhuqo. Refusing Russian allegiance, he waged relentless guerilla warfare for 30 years until his eventual death in battle, becoming a symbol of Circassian defiance against the Russian conquest. His actions played a key role in further prolonging the Circassian resistance against Russian invasion.