Battle of Gagra

The Battle of Gagra was fought between Georgian forces and the Abkhaz secessionists aided by the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus (CMPC) militants from 1 to 6 October 1992, during the War in Abkhazia. The allies, commanded by the Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, captured the town of Gagra from the undermanned Georgian forces in a surprise attack, leading to an outbreak of ethnic cleansing of local Georgian population. The battle proved to be one of the bloodiest in the war and is widely considered to be a turning point in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. The action, in which Russian commanders were suspected to have aided to the attackers, also resulted in a significant deterioration of the Georgian-Russian relations.

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1992  Wikidata
battle, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia, Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus, Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, 

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Location: 43.3333, 40.2167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1992 Battle of Gagra

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1853 Battle of Pitsunda

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1919 Battle of Gagra

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1853	Battle of Pitsunda	Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Battle of Gagra	battle, Democratic Republic of Georgia, White Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1992	Battle of Gagra	Georgia, battle, Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus, Republic of Abkhazia	Wikidata
site	fort		Abaata Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	900	Church of Bzyb	fortress, church building	Wikidata
site	fort	1929	Soterioupolis	titular see, fort	Wikidata