General Ermolov: Tatyana Bespalova

In the summer of 1817, Redut Nazranovsky was built on the Sunja River, which covered the road from Mozdok to Georgia. Then General Ermolov, who arrived in the Caucasus, ordered the construction of a barrier camp. The Chechens began to be concerned. Russian troops successfully beat off their raids, but could not prevent. In the capital of Ermolov, he was accused of provoking raids. Leaving the garrisons in the fortifications and at the posts of the Caucasian line, Yermolov in May 1818 concentrated about 5,000 people at the village of Chervetnaya. On May 24, the troops crossed the Terek and entered the Chechen lands. The highlanders sent the elders of all the main teips to Ermolov. The general promised that he would stop the campaign in exchange for hostages. But among the hostages was the son of the head of one of the influential teips …

Author
Bespalova Tatyana Olegovna
Publisher
Veche, 2014
Series
World History in the novels
Genre
Modern domestic prose

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