Battle of Shiderti

Battle of Shiderti River
Part of the First Sino–Kazakh War of Sino–Kazakh Wars
Date 1756 Location Shiderti River, Kazakhstan, Middle Jüz Result Kazakh victory
Belligerents
Kazakh Khanate	Qing Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Kozhabergen Batyr Qabanbai Batyr (WIA)	Dardan  Khadakh  Zhaohui  Zeren
Strength
10,000	20,000
Casualties and losses
4,000 killed	17,000 killed

The Battle of Shiderti, part of the larger First Sino–Kazakh War, took place in 1756 in the headwaters of the Shiderty River, near Bayan-аul. The Kazakhs, led by batyrs Kabanbay, Kozhabergen, and Bogenbay, defeated the forces led by Generals Dardan and Khadakh. The site of this battle has retained the name "Shurshit kyrilghan" ("place of the defeat of pursuts, i.e., the Manchurian-Chinese").

The decisive Kazakh-Chinese battle erupted in the headwaters of the Shiderty River to the west of Bayan-Aul. Only 3,000 out of 20,000 Chinese soldiers remained alive. Significant losses, food shortages, and the onset of harsh winter forced the Chinese authorities to recall the remnants of their troops. The victory of the Kazakhs was costly but nonetheless significant.