Battle of the Valerik River

The Battle of the Valerik River on 11 July 1840 was fought as part of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus. It occurred about 30 km southwest of the fortress of Groznaya between forces of the Imperial Russian Army and North Caucasian mountaineers led by the naib (viceroy) Ahberdila Muhammad. It remains famous because of the poem "Valerik" by Mikhail Lermontov, a participant.

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1840 Battle of the Valerik River

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1807 Battle of Khankala

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1918 Hundred Days of Battles

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1919 Battle of Goyty

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1924 — 1925 1924–1925 Chechen uprising

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1932 1932 Chechen uprising

1994-11-26T00:00:00Z

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1994 Battle of Grozny

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1994-12-22T00:00:00Z

1994 Battle of Dolinskoye

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1995-01-07T00:00:00Z

1994 — 1995 Aksai incident

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1994 — 1995 Battle of Grozny

1994-12-31T00:00:00Z

1995-01-19T00:00:00Z

1994 — 1995 Storming of the presidential palace in Grozny

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1996 Battle of Grozny (March 1996)

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1996 Battle of Grozny

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1999 Grozny ballistic missile attack

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2000-02-06T00:00:00Z

1999 — 2000 Battle of Grozny

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2000-02-04T00:00:00Z

2000 Bombing of Katyr-Yurt

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2000-03-02T00:00:00Z

2000 Grozny OMON fratricide incident

2000-03-06T00:00:00Z

2000-03-24T00:00:00Z

2000 Battle of Komsomolskoye

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Paintings by Mikhail Lermontov, 1840, Valerik

Lermontov-Valerik Funeral killed

ИПСС III с.61 Валерик 2

ИПСС III с.68 Валерик 9

ИПСС III с.60 Валерик 1

ИПСС III с.67 Валерик 8

ИПСС III с.63 Валерик 4

ИПСС III с.65 Валерик 6

• Valerik - 1843 poem written by Mikhail Lermontov, Russian

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1807	Battle of Khankala	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1840	Battle of the Valerik River	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Hundred Days of Battles	White movement, battle, Red Army, Chechen Red Army, Terek Cossacks	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Battle of Goyty	battle, Armed Forces of South Russia, Chechen Red Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1924	1924–1925 Chechen uprising	Soviet Union, Chechens, insurgency	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1932	1932 Chechen uprising	insurgency	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1994	Battle of Grozny	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1994	Battle of Dolinskoye	Russia, Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1994	Aksai incident	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1994	Battle of Grozny	battle, Shamil Basayev, Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, siege, Vladimir Shamanov, Zaki Axmad, Pavel Grachev, Turpal-Ali Atgeriyev, Anatoly Kvashnin, Ruslan Gelayev, Salman Raduyev, Lev Rokhlin	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1994	Storming of the presidential palace in Grozny	Russia, battle, Chechen Republic of Ichkeria	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1996	Battle of Grozny (March 1996)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1996	Battle of Grozny	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1999	Grozny ballistic missile attack	missile strike, war crime	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1999	Battle of Grozny	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2000	Bombing of Katyr-Yurt	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2000	Grozny OMON fratricide incident	friendly fire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2000	Battle of Komsomolskoye	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Groznaya	administrative centre, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Paintings by Mikhail Lermontov, 1840, Valerik		Commons
commons	image		Lermontov-Valerik Funeral killed		Commons
commons	image		ИПСС III с.61 Валерик 2		Commons
commons	image		ИПСС III с.68 Валерик 9		Commons
commons	image		ИПСС III с.60 Валерик 1		Commons
commons	image		ИПСС III с.67 Валерик 8		Commons
commons	image		ИПСС III с.63 Валерик 4		Commons
commons	image		ИПСС III с.65 Валерик 6		Commons