Battle of Aqbulak
| Battle of Aqbulak | |||||||
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| Part of the uprising of Isatay Taymanuly as part of Russian conquest of Central Asia | |||||||
The battle of the Cossacks with the Kirgyz by Aleksander Orłowski | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russia | Kazakh insurgents | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Carl Hecke | Isatay Taymanuly † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,330 | 500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 7 wounded | 80 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Aqbulak was a battle took place 12 July 1838 near Aqbulak river during uprising of Isatay Taymanuly. Russia's Orenburg and Ural Cossacks with Bashkir loyalist under colonel Carl Hecke fight against Kazakh insurgents and inflicted a crushing defeat on them, killing the leader of the uprising.