Across the Sea caucasus_expulsions.1
Waves of chartered refugee vessels and merchant craft holding thousands of … deportees have departed across the Black Sea towards their destination. Outbreaks of disease and malnourishment have decimated the crowds.
On the shore, thousands of people crowded together to share in the bare minimum of shelter and food. All of them were pale and hungry. The marks of pox and typhus wracked many of them. Dozens lay dying, on the brink of joining the piles of corpses which had been placed wherever there was space. Off the coast, the decks of the transport vessels overflowed with the dying and already dead.
… Requests Migration Treaty caucasus_expulsions.2
… officials have approached the government, requesting permission to deport up to fifty thousand … people to our territory. Observers of … conduct in the Caucasus warn that the deportations may be much greater in scale.
"The proposed commission provides for the transportation of up to ten thousand families. Transportation at five roubles per head, two to be paid by the migrants themselves, with incentives to private actors." That was the Russian line. The official had his doubts, but he could not speak them. There was a war on to the North - not a formal one, but a war nonetheless. A far greater exodus was a certainty, and its conditions were certain to be much less orderly than was accounted for.
An Ocean of Blood caucasus_expulsions.3
The flow of … deportees arriving on our Northern shore has spiraled into a humanitarian catastrophe. Local authorities have become overwhelmed by the number of refugees, many of whom are starving and diseased.
Dense masses of ragged men, women, and children covered the seashore. All looked wan and hungry. Many were all but naked. Several lay dying. Off the coast, more vessels approached, transformed into floating graveyards by the disease which had ravaged their human cargo. Occasionally, more bodies washed up ashore, rendered unrecognizable by the attention of crabs and seagulls. Some of the bodies had their hands tied.
The Fall of Circassia caucasuswar_end.1 · dlc010
With the conclusion of our campaign in …, the entirety of the former Circassian territories have fallen under our control. The land is now available for settlement by the Don Cossacks.
"In this year, a deed has been accomplished almost without precedent in history: not one of the mountaineer inhabitants remains on their former places of residence, and measures are being taken to cleanse the region in order to prepare it for the new Russian population."
Honor and Life caucasuswar_end.2 · dlc010
With the defeat of the … armies on the field, we have finally achieved the dream of an independent and unified …. The inviolable sovereignty of … in the eyes of the world has been assured by our victory.
We have stood as one against the invader, burning with passion for the independence of our homeland, and we have returned to our homes triumphant.
The Imamate's End caucasuswar_end.3 · dlc010
With the occupation of … and the surrender or defection of many of the former Caucasian naibs, the leader of the Imamate has finally surrendered to the … army, upon the request of the wives and children of his last followers.
"The whole world knows about your exploits, and their glory will not fade. If you, submitting to the power of fate, go out today to the commander-in-chief and surrender to the generosity of the sovereign …, you will save a thousand people who are alive and loyal to you from death. Complete your glorious deeds with an act of prudence and generosity, and the sardar will petition the sovereign to ensure the future of you and your family." — Ivan Davidovich Lazarev
Catastrophe in the Caucasus caucasuswar_end.4 · dlc010
The collapse of our rule in the … and … regions has led to the severance of the Georgian Military Highway, and the end of the ability of the … state to exert power in the southern Caucasus.
There is nothing left for us in these forsaken mountains but to be trapped between the Turks and the highlanders. Nothing is with us, any longer - God is high above, and the Tsar is far away.
Holy Peace caucasuswar_end.5 · dlc010
The defeat of the … armies has enabled our liberation of all of … under the rule of the … …. The road lies open for the ultimate triumph of the ….
By the will of the Almighty, the Absolute Governor... the unbelievers have been scattered, the crown of their Emperor stained with the blood of his fallen hordes.
Failed Incursion into … caucasuswar.1 · dlc010
An incursion we have launched from … into the territory claimed by … has failed. The units dispatched have withdrawn, after suffering heavy losses amongst the rough Caucasian terrain.
"They were in the trees - they had to have been warned before we began. They waited for us to be engulfed in that damned forest, before opening fire on us... the Major fell first, and our horses were cut down. How are we to manage this, sir? How are we to take this land, when we cannot say we control any land outside that shadowed by our own feet?"
Caucasian Supply Convoy Raided caucasuswar.2 · dlc010
A convoy dispatched to provide needed ammunition and supplies to our forces in … has been ambushed by the forces of …. In the struggle, much of its cargo was lost.
By the time the relief force had arrived, the bodies had already begun to rot. Men and horses were entangled where they had fallen, their belongings stripped and carried away by enterprising hands. As they lay there, the highway was no longer a territory of Russia, nor of any man at all - for its subjects were maggots, and its sovereign the Lord of the Flies.
Successful Incursion into … caucasuswar.3 · dlc010
An incursion we have launched into the territory claimed by … has succeeded, with several villages controlled by the mountaineers burnt to the ground, and the enemy fleeing.
In the evening, the soldiers entered a town nestled between two mountains - humble, but prosperous, surrounded by fields of hardy crops. In the morning, they left behind nothing but charred-black skeletons, surrounded by a desolate ring of ash.
… Tribe Swears Fealty caucasuswar.4 · dlc010
Cowed by our forces and unwilling to fight any longer, a … tribe formerly loyal to … has sworn fealty to ….
I, the below named, promise and swear by Almighty God, on His Holy Gospels, that I am in awe of, and bound to his Imperial Majesty, my true and innate most gracious great sovereign Emperor …, Autocrat of All the Russias, and to His Imperial Highness' lawful heir to the throne of All the Russias.
The … Memorandum caucasuswar.5
The newly-promoted Lieutenant General … has issued a memorandum to the Tsar, speaking in favor of expelling or exterminating the entire … population of the Caucasus.
"The fulfillment of this thought would have a triple or fourth goal: firstly, to rid the Caucasian plateau of the always hostile population and thereby open beautiful and fertile places for our Cossack population; secondly, to give the natives themselves a better position, to ensure their future, which they now do not have, because, as they arrived in Turkey, they were left to fend for themselves..."
Defections to the … caucasuswar.6 · dlc010
The multi-national nature of …'s imamate has proven irresistable to many of our subjects in …. Officers and landowners alike have reported numerous defections to the Imamate.
"The mistreatment of our military deserters by the Chechens kept many unreliable soldiers, and especially the Poles, from running away; but if now they find out that Shamil gives freedom to deserters, then I'm afraid that the runs will increase. I would think to keep the soldiers from escaping the first captured deserters to be shot. I, together with this, ordered all private commanders to aggravate supervision of unreliable soldiers and report to me immediately about those who make an escape." — Melenty Yakovlevich Olshevsky
The Parliament of Independence caucasuswar.7 · dlc010
With full-scale invasion by the … state becoming a near certainty, a … national parliament has been assembled in …, in order to elect a single ruler and coordinate the unified resistance of all Circassia.
Even if we lose many of our brave warriors, we have men and young boys to replace them! Worst case, we will be unable to use our rifles because we have no gunpowder and ammo. Even so, we will fight with swords and daggers in hand! We will never obey the enemies! Even if the whole world abandons us and we are cornered to the last point of our homeland, it will still be seen what the Adyghe are capable of. If necessary, we will have to mercifully take the lives of our women and children with our own hands so that they do not fall into the hands of the enemy and be met by various worse pains. And then, to avenge them, we too must perish.
The Circassian Call caucasuswar.8 · dlc010
The small Caucasian proto-state of …, which has been embroiled in a long conflict with …, has sent a request for military aid to our nation. Promising recognition of their struggle could assist in weakening Russian control over the region.
These lands are ours, and we want to rule them with absolute justice. We strive to administer our country fairly, therefore we treat our people fairly and respect the lives and property of those who visit us.
The Imamate's Emissary caucasuswar.9 · dlc010
With the death of our former … and on the request of many of the …, the … has dispatched a particularly distinguished naib to further ties between our nations, and lead … in its struggle.
Upon the third month of hearing our calls to the East for a teacher to light our way, he arrived, his presence like a titan, and his will like a storm of fire.
The Kangaroo Expedition caucasuswar.10 · dlc010
A detachment of largely … and … volunteers from … … have traveled to … aboard the steamship Kangaroo, seeking to aid in our struggle as volunteer soldiers against the … invaders.
"In a person's life there are some premonitions and desires, which, despite all their seeming improbability, sometimes come true. I experienced it first hand. When I emigrated in, I had an obsessive idea to go to the Caucasus. I was then not yet more than twenty-two years old, and the almost romantic legends of Shamil and the mountain heroes who resist the gigantic power of Russia in such small numbers made a deep impression on me. I was looking for means to connect with them, and wherever I was - in Germany, England or France, I tried to find an ally for this idea and arouse interest in it. I was considered a reckless dreamer and set up as an example to me some of my countrymen and a few desperate daredevils of the English..."
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