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Khivan campaign of 1839–1840

The Khivan campaign of 1839–1840 was a failed Russian attempt to conquer the Khanate of Khiva. Vasily Perovsky set out from Orenburg with 5,000 men, met an unusually cold winter, lost most of his camels, and was forced to turn back after going halfway.

Khivan campaign of 1839–1840
Khivan campaign of 1839–1840 · Konstantin Filippov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1839
Where
Khanate of Khiva
Era
Modern

Topics

British India1700 – 1947

Before and after

Egyptian–Ottoman War1839 – 1841Russian conquest of Central Asia1839Show on timeline

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