Battle of Pregradny Stan

Battle of Pregradny Stan
	Part of Caucasian War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus (1825-1826)
	; Map of the North Caucasian Imamate between approx. 29 May – 7 July along with the Locations of Bey-Bulats Campaign.
Date	Sometime between 8–11 July 1825
Location	Pregradny Stan Fortress, Sunzha Line, Russian Empire ; (Modern-day Sernovodskoye, Sernovodsky District, Chechnya)43°18′47″N 45°11′00″E / 43.312924°N 45.183219°E
Result	North Caucasian Victory
Belligerents
North Caucasian Imamate	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bey-Bulat Taymiev	Unknown
Strength
Up to 4,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown Several POW; ; 2 Licorne cannons captured
	Pregradny Stan Approximate location of the Pregradny Stan fortress in modern-day Chechnya.

The Battle of Pregradny Stan was an attack on the Pregradny Stan Fortress by North Caucasian rebels led by Bey-Bulat Taymiev during the 1825-1826 Insurgency in the North Caucasus. The rebels burnt part of the fortress down, captured several people and 2 Licorne cannons before retreating.

Background

After a national congress in Chechnya declared a new uprising under the leadership of Muhammad al-Quduqli and Bey-Bulat Taymiev in late May 1825, rebellion spread across parts of the North Caucasus. The rebels achieved an early success in late June, when they captured the Evil Trench Fortress after a week-long siege.
Around the same time, Taymiev led the main rebel force, numbering about 2,000 men, from Mayrtup through Shali to Atagi, which they occupied. In response, General Nikolay Grekov advanced to confront them, but the rebels avoided a direct engagement and withdrew to Goyty. From there, part of the force moved toward the Karabulaks. On 7 July, the rebels launched a surprise attack on the Amir-Adzhi-Yurt fortress, capturing and destroying the fortification.

Battle and Aftermath

Taking advantage of Grekov's absence from the Sunzha area, the weakened state of the Groznaya garrison, and their recent successes, the main rebel force under Bey-Bulat Taymiev attacked the fortress of Pregradny Stan, while the second army under Muhammad al-Quduqli advanced towards the Gerzel-Aul Fortress, which they besieged on 9 July. They burned several buildings, captured a number of prisoners and two Licorne cannons, and then withdrew.

Following the attack, the rebel forces moved downstream with the apparent intention of advancing on Groznaya. After receiving reports of their movement, Nikolay Grekov marched from Gerzel-Aul toward Groznaya with his troops. The rebels then changed direction and took up positions near Umakhan-Yurt. Another part of the rebel force, led by Imam Muhammad al-Quduqli, was operating in the same area and threatened the strategically important redoubt at Stary-Yurt, which could have disrupted communications between the Sunzha and Aksay lines. On 11 July, the main rebel army under Taymiev joined Muhammad al-Quduqli's siege of the siege of Gerzel-Aul.

Sources

Notes

↑ Russian: Преградный Стан, romanized: Pregradny Stan, lit. 'Barrier Camp'
↑ See Battle of Amir-Adzhi-Yurt.

References

↑ Потто 1887, p. 152.
↑ Ахмадов & Хасмагомадов 2005, p. 106.
↑ Гапуров & Товсултанов 2019, p. 314.
↑ Хожаев 1998, p. 51.
↑ Тесаев 2020, p. 173.
1 2 Gelaeva, Kindarova & Mukaeva 2024, p. 180.
↑ Потто 1887, p. 153.
↑ Ахмадов & Хасмагомадов 2005, pp. 106–107.
↑ Гапуров & Товсултанов 2019, pp. 314–315.
↑ Хожаев 1998, pp. 51–52.

Bibliography

Historical Works

Потто, В. А. (1887). "IX. Чеченский мятеж." [9. Chechen Rebellion.]. Кавказская война в отдельных очерках, эпизодах, легендах и биографиях [The Caucasian War in Separate Essays, Episodes, Legends and Biographies] (in Russian). Vol. 2: Ермоловское время (2nd ed.). Санкт-Петербург: Издание книжного склада В. А. Березовского. pp. 143–153. Retrieved 2026-09-17 – via VosLit.

Modern Scholarship

Ахмадов, Я. З.; Хасмагомадов, Э. Х. (2005). "Глава II. Чечня в первой трети XIX века. Взаимоотношения с Российской империей" [Chapter 2. Chechnya in the first third of the 19th century. Relations with the Russian Empire]. История Чечни в XIX-XX веках [History of Chechnya in the 19th-20th Centuries]. История Чечни с древнейших времен до конца XVIII века (in Russian). Москва: Пульс. pp. 40–122. ISBN 5-93486-046-1. Retrieved 2026-09-03 – via eLIBRARY.RU.

Гапуров, Ш. А.; Товсултанов, Р. А. (2019). "Глава 3. Народное восстание в Чечне в 1825-1826 гг. под руководством Бей-Булата Таймиева" [Chapter 3. The national uprising in Chechnya in 1825–1826 led by Bey-Bulat Taimiev]. In Магамадов, С. С. (ed.). Бей-Булат Таймиев и его время (Российско-чеченские отношения в первой трети XIX века) [Bey-Bulat Taimiev and His Time (Russian-Chechen Relations in the First Third of the 19th Century)] (in Russian). Грозный: АО «Издательско-полиграфический комплекс „Грозненский рабочий“». pp. 293–371. ISBN 978-5-4314-0391-0. OCLC 1143826539. Retrieved 2026-09-03 – via Bavarian State Library.

Хожаев, Д. А. (1998). "Тайми Биболт" [Taymi Bibolt]. In Мазаева, Тамара (ed.). Чеченцы в Русско-Кавказской войне [Chechens in the Russo-Caucasian War] (in Russian). Грозный–Санкт-Петербург: Седа. pp. 45–59. ISBN 5-85973-012-8. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 2026-09-17.

Тесаев, З. А. (2020). "Таймиев Бей-Булат (1779–1831)" [Taymiev Bey-Bulat (1779–1831)] (PDF). In Гапуров, Ш. А.; Магамадов, С. С. (eds.). Исторические личности Чечни (XI–XXI вв.) [Historical Personalities of Chechnya (11th–21st Centuries)] (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. 1, Book 1: Political and Public Figures. Грозный: АО «Издательско-полиграфический комплекс „Грозненский рабочий“». pp. 169–176. ISBN 978-5-4314-0422-1. Retrieved 2026-09-03 – via eLIBRARY.RU.

Articles

Gelaeva, Zara Alaudinovna; Kindarova, Yaha Abdullaevna; Mukaeva, Taisa Shamzatovna (2024). "The Revolt of 1825 in Chechnya Led by Beibulat Taimiev". In Bataev, Dena Karim-Sultanovich; Gapurov, Shakhrudin Aidievich; Osmaev, Abbaz Dogievich; Akaev, Vakhit Khumaidovich; Idigova, Lalita Musaevna; Ovhadov, Musa Rukmanovich; Salgiriev, Ali Ruslanovich; Betilmerzaeva, Maret Muslamovna (eds.). Social and Cultural Transformations in the Context of Modern Globalism – SCTCMG 2023. International Scientific Conference "Social and Cultural Transformations in the Context of Modern Globalism" (SCTCMG 2023). European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Vol. 134. London: European Publisher. pp. 178–185. doi:10.15405/epsbs.2024.10.22. ISBN 978-1-80296-133-1. ISSN 2357-1330.

[1] Russian: Преградный Стан, romanized: Pregradny Stan, lit. 'Barrier Camp'

[2] See Battle of Amir-Adzhi-Yurt.

[FOOTNOTEПотто1887152-3] Потто 1887, p. 152.

[FOOTNOTEАхмадовХасмагомадов2005106-4] Ахмадов & Хасмагомадов 2005, p. 106.

[FOOTNOTEГапуровТовсултанов2019314-5] Гапуров & Товсултанов 2019, p. 314.

[FOOTNOTEХожаев199851-6] Хожаев 1998, p. 51.

[FOOTNOTEТесаев2020173-7] Тесаев 2020, p. 173.

[FOOTNOTEGelaevaKindarovaMukaeva2024180-8] 1 2 Gelaeva, Kindarova & Mukaeva 2024, p. 180.

[FOOTNOTEПотто1887153-9] Потто 1887, p. 153.

[FOOTNOTEАхмадовХасмагомадов2005106–107-10] Ахмадов & Хасмагомадов 2005, pp. 106–107.

[FOOTNOTEГапуровТовсултанов2019314–315-11] Гапуров & Товсултанов 2019, pp. 314–315.

[FOOTNOTEХожаев199851–52-12] Хожаев 1998, pp. 51–52.