Catalogue · ID 103
Акты собранные Кавказскою археографическою комиссиею. Том VI, часть вторая (1816-1827)
Author: Кавказская археографическая комиссия
Year of publication: 1875
Describes Russian colonization of peoples: several peoples
Publication rights: free (public domain: published in 1875)
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Where the knowledge base cites it
This material is cited in 10 places.
Campaigns
- Night Attack on the Aul of Topli, Burning of Germenchuk, and Coercion of the Nokhchi to Fell Their Own Forests (1820)
Yermolov himself, in an instruction to Grekov of March 15, 1820, confirms and sanctions this design of strangulation: “only the squeezing of the Chechens in their essential needs can make plain to them the advantage of submission, and I long ago authorized you to employ every possible means to that end,” noting that Grekov had “opened a road even onto the plain”
- Devastation of the Lowland Nokhchi Villages in Yermolov’s Punitive Campaign (1826)
General Yermolov himself, in a report to Emperor Nicholas I of May 28, 1826, admits the course of the devastation: during the storming of Urus-Martan “the village was burned and its splendid orchards cut down,” at Stavna-Kul “16 souls of both sexes were taken prisoner, several people killed,” and the village of Shali he “ordered to be exterminated… and its orchards cut down”
Procedures
- Destruction of the Nokhchi Villages along the Sunzha and Construction of the Groznaya Fortress in Their Place (1817–1818) — technique Construction of Fortresses
As early as his most humble report of November 1817, Yermolov directly named the purpose of the Sunzha fortresses: «We must occupy the Sunzha River and build fortresses along its course: then the Chechens will be confined in their mountains, deprived of land suitable for cultivation and of the pasture grounds where throughout the winter they shelter their herds from the harsh mountain climate»
- Demonstrative destruction of the aul of Dadi-Yurt and the construction of the Vnezapnaya fortress to force the Nokhchi off the Kumyk plain (1819) — technique Construction of Fortresses
General Yermolov had planned this fortress as early as his most humble report of November 1817, proposing that “by extending the Line through the Aksai and Andreyevo villages to the Sulak River, Kizlyar will be covered”
- Demonstrative destruction of the aul of Dadi-Yurt and the construction of the Vnezapnaya fortress to force the Nokhchi off the Kumyk plain (1819) — technique Restriction of Settlement Geography
General Yermolov himself, in a report to the emperor, admits this with regard to the Kachkalyk Nokhchi: to clear the Aksai riverside he drove them out of it and placed the fortresses of Amir-Adzhi-Yurt and Vnezapnaya in their place, for the sake of “freeing it [the Aksai] from the Kachkalyks, whom I immediately ordered to be driven out of it; I established the fortress of Vnezapnaya”
- Night Attack on the Aul of Topli, Burning of Germenchuk, and Coercion of the Nokhchi to Fell Their Own Forests (1820) — technique Punitive Expeditions
General Yermolov himself, in an order to Grekov of March 15, 1820, sanctioned the design: “only the squeezing of the Chechens in their essential needs can make plain to them the advantage of submission, and I have long since authorized you to employ every possible means to that end”
- Devastation of the Lowland Nokhchi Villages in Yermolov’s Punitive Campaign (1826) — technique Punitive Expeditions
General Yermolov himself, in a report to Emperor Nicholas I dated May 28, 1826, reported that the troops were methodically cutting roads and occupying villages: on April 12 «the village of Kurchali was occupied without a shot», on the 16th «the troops moved to the village of Gekhi», and on the 24th he «moved to the village of Malaya Roshni, which was found empty»
- Devastation of the Lowland Nokhchi Villages in Yermolov’s Punitive Campaign (1826) — technique Total Destruction of Infrastructure
General Yermolov himself, in a report to Emperor Nicholas I dated May 28, 1826, confirmed: during the storming of Urus-Martan «the village was burned», Bolshaya Roshni was «put to the torch», and the village of Shali, whose inhabitants «give an amanat, asked for time, and deceived», he «ordered to be destroyed»
- Devastation of the Lowland Nokhchi Villages in Yermolov’s Punitive Campaign (1826) — technique Destruction of the Natural Landscape
General Yermolov himself, in a report to Emperor Nicholas I dated May 28, 1826, admitted that at Urus-Martan «its splendid orchards were cut down», and for the village of Shali he gave the order «to cut down the orchards»
- Devastation of the Lowland Nokhchi Villages in Yermolov’s Punitive Campaign (1826) — technique Abduction of People
General Yermolov himself, in a report to Emperor Nicholas I dated May 28, 1826, specified the number: in the surprise attack on the village of Stavna-kul on May 2, «16 souls of both sexes were taken captive», and in the attack on Malaya Ataga on May 16 he «captured 15 souls of both sexes»