Battle of Shenkursk

Battle of Shenkursk
Part of the Allied North Russia Intervention during the Russian Civil War
Shenkursk old panorama
Date January 19‒25, 1919 Location Shenkursk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia 62°06′N 42°55′E / 62.100°N 42.917°E / 62.100; 42.917 Result Russian SFSR victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  United States Northern Russia  Canada	Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Robert Gordon-Finlayson C. C. Graham Otto Odjard unknown O. A. Mowat (DOW)	Dimitri Nadjoznyj Alexander Samoylo
Strength
According to Soviet data: United States Army: 2,800 troops 15 guns 37 machine guns Canadian Army: no data Northern Army: no data According to Entente data: 700 troops[1] 900 troops	According to Soviet data: 6th Army: 3,100 troops 48 machine guns 16 guns Partisans: no data According to Entente data: 6,000 troops[1]
Casualties and losses
According to Soviet data: 15 guns 60 machine guns 2,000 rifles According to American data: ~39 killed ~100 wounded	~1 killed Unknown wounded

The Battle of Shenkursk, in January 1919, was a major battle of the Russian Civil War. Following the Bolshevik loss at the Battle of Tulgas, the Red Army's next offensive action was against the Allied garrison of Shenkursk; located on the Vaga River. Allied forces in Shenkursk and the surrounding villages included men primarily from the United States and the United Kingdom with support from the White Russians. The battle ended with an Allied retreat from Shenkursk ahead of a superior Bolshevik army.^[2]