The Battle of Beshtamak was a military conflict between the

Crimean Khanate The Crimean Khanate ( crh, , or ), officially the Great Horde and Desht-i Kipchak () and in old European historiography and geography known as Little Tartary ( la, Tartaria Minor), was a Crimean Tatar state existing from 1441 to 1783, the long ...

and the Kabardian Principality.Malbakhov B. K. ''Kabarda at the stages of political history (mid-16th - first quarter of the 19th century)'', Moscow, Pomatur, 2002. , art. .254

History

In 1774, during the ongoing

Russo-Circassian War The Russo-Circassian War ( ady, Урыс-адыгэ зауэ, translit=Wurıs-adığə zawə; ; 1763–1864; also known as the Russian Invasion of Circassia) was the invasion of Circassia by Russia, starting in July 17, 1763 ( O.S) with the Ru ...

, a Crimean army of many thousands invaded Kabarda and laid siege to Mozdok. In the Beshtamak area and on the Gundelen River Kabardian cavalry defeated the enemy. The remnants retreated from Kabarda.

References

{{Reflist Beshtamak 18th-century conflicts 18th century in the Crimean Khanate Wars involving the Circassians Battles involving the Crimean Khanate