Battle of Shiderty

Battle of Shiderti River
Part of First Kazakh-Qing War
Date 1756 Location Shiderti River Result Kazakh victory
Belligerents
Kazakh Khanate	Qing dynasty Kalmyk Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Qabanbai Batyr	Dardan Khadakh
Strength
Unknown	20,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	17,000

The First Qing-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.