Winter battle
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| Winter battle | |||||||
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| Part of Kazakh–Dzungar Wars | |||||||
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 Kazakh Khanate |
 Dzungar Khanate | ||||||
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Winter Battle — a major[1] battle between Dzungar (Oirat) forces and the Kazakhs of the Middle Zhuz, which took place in the northwestern Kazakh nomadizing grounds during the winter of 1732. The Dzungars launched a surprise winter attack, counting on a tactical advantage: during this time of year, Kazakh livestock weakened, migration became difficult, and mobilization capabilities dropped, leaving the nomads vulnerable to plundering.[2] However, the campaign ended in failure for the Oirats[3] — according to a dispatch,[4] the troops returned «with great losses, so that almost all remained there». The attack disrupted the traditional gathering of the Middle Zhuz nobility, which was scheduled to take place during the same period.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Moiseev, V (1983). К вопросу об ойрато-казахских отношениях в 30-40 гг. XVIII в. // Казахстан, Средняя и Центральная Азия в XVI—XVIII вв [the issue of Oirat-Kazakh relations in the 30-40s of the 18th century] (in Russian). Almaty: Наука. p. 181.
- ↑ Uskembaev, K; Birlik, A (2025). "ҚАЗАҚ-ЖОҢҒАР СОҒЫСТАРЫ ҚЫТАЙ ДЕРЕКТЕРІНДЕ [KAZAKH – DZUNGAR WARS IN CHINESE SOURCES]". mhce. p. 58.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Akimbaev, Sultan (2018). Казахстан в Российской империи [Kazakhstan in the Russian Empire.] (in Russian). Almaty: Institute of Asian Studies. p. 84. ISBN 978-601-7550-05-9.
- ↑ Zlatkin, I. Ya (1983). История Джунгарского ханства, 1635-1758 [History of the Dzungar Khanate, 1635-1758] (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Nauka. p. 244.
- ↑ Moiseev, V. (1991). Джунгарское ханство и казахи (XVII-XVIII вв.) [Dzungar Khanate and Kazakhs (XVII-XVIII centuries)] (in Russian). Almaty: Гылым. p. 105. ISBN 5-628-00769-2.
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