Paraboch Raid
| Paraboch Skirmish | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Caucasian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chechens |
 Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Beibulat Taimiev |
Colonel Delpotso (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
3 KIA 1 POW | ||||||
The Raid on Paraboch was Beibulat Taimievs second attack against the Russian Empire and took place not long after the Terek Cordon Raid, his first raid. The attack was a success, with Beibulat capturing Colonel Delpotso and retreating back into the mountains. In the report on this raid by Russian authorities, Beibulat is first mentioned by name.
History
[edit]Not long after his previous raid, Beibulat, this time with 20 men, once again crossed the Terek River on inflated goat skin coats. In a battle near the Paraboch village (Modern-day Chechnya, Shelkovskoy District), Beibulat and his fighters killed 3 Cossacks and captured Colonel Delpotso, the future major general and commandant of the Vladikavkaz fortress, and retreated into the mountains.[1]
With the colonel in his hands, Beibulat Taimiev demanded 20,000 silver rubles for his release. Long negotiations ensued, and the colonel was eventually released for a smaller ransom.[1]
This attack resulted in Chechen fighters joining Beibulats forces in masses. The Tsarist command, in its orders to active troops, wrote: The unknown Chechen villain Beibulat, having crossed the Terek naked, commited a great crime, for which he must be apprehended.[1]
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Хожаев 1998, p. 45.
Sources
[edit]- Хожаев, Д. А. (1998). Мазаева, Тамара (ed.). Чеченцы в Русско-Кавказской войне [Chechens in the Russian-Caucasian War] (in Russian). Грозный-Санкт-Петербург: Седа. pp. 1–250. ISBN 5-85973-012-8. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22.
