Siege of Yelabuga (1708)
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Siege of Yelabuga – the siege of the city by bashkir rebels under the command of Kusyum Tyulekeyev.
| Siege of Elabuga | |||||||
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| Part of Bashkir rebellion of 1704–1711 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bashkirs | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Kusyum Tyulekeev | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 2,000[2] | Unknown | ||||||
In the first half of January 1708, the main forces of the rebels crossed the Kama River, and the territory becomes the main theater of war Kazan County west of Kama.[3]