Akhulgo: On the Failed Peace Negotiations Based on the Local Chronicles and Official Russian Sources (June–August 1839)

ABSTRACT The Siege of Akhulgo was one of the major military operations of the Caucasian War, which was conducted in Dagestan by the Chechen Detachment of the Caucasian Army under the command of Lieutenant General P. Kh. Grabbe from June 12 to August 29, 1839. According to Russian and local sources, we know that the parties had made repeated attempts to end the bloody confrontation through negotiations. According to Russian sources, the negotiations sought a surrender, while according to local sources, the participants discussed a peace agreement.