Battle of Posolskeya

Battle of Posolskeya
Part of the Russian Civil War
Date January 9, 1920 Standort Posolskeya, Siberia, Russia Result American victory
Belligerents
Vereinigte Staaten	Cossacks
Commanders and leaders
Fred Bugbee	Unknown
Strength
39-man platoon	Around 80 1 armored train
Casualties and losses
2 killed 2 wounded	5 killed 74 captured

The Battle of Posolskeya, the last engagement of the Allied intervention to involve American forces, occurred on 8 January, 1920, after U.S. troops were surprise attacked by Cossacks loyal to the Russian SFSR.

Battle

On January 8, 1920, the announcement was made that the American Expeditionary Force Siberia would be withdrawn from Russia. The following day, around 80 Cossacks and an armored train attacked a much smaller platoon of M Company, 27th Infantry, which managed to capture most of the attacking force while leaving the rest dead.