Battle Of The Tokhtamysh River
The Battle of the Tokhtamysh River, also known as the Battle of the Abazinka River, was a major battle between the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman forces and the North Caucasus, North Caucasians with a Russian Empire, Russian army led by Johann Hermann von Fersen. The battle ended in a major Russian victory and forced the Ottomans and North Caucasians to flee. The main commander of the combined army, Batal Hussein Pasha, was captured, however, according to some sources, Batal surrendered himself without a fight to the Russians and betrayed his army. Prelude On 20 September, General Johann Hermann von Fersen received the news that the army of Batal Pasha was advancing towards Kabardia, so, having gathered a detachment of 3,000 troops, he marched from the Kuma River (Russia), Kuma River to the Kuban (river), Kuban River. On the 23rd, shots were heard from the mountaineers. Two days later, Batal Pasha arrived on the Bolshoy Zelenchuk, and on the 28th, he arrived on the Abazinka River (h ...
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