BATTLE // October 17, 1993
Battle of Samtredia
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Overview
The Battle of Samtredia was fought in Samtredia during the Georgian Civil War in October 1993 between supporters of ousted President Zviad Gamsakhurdia and post-coup government of Eduard Shevardnadze.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Significance
The Battle of Samtredia was fought in October 1993 at Samtredia during the Georgian Civil War, pitting supporters of ousted President Zviad Gamsakhurdia against the post-coup government of Eduard Shevardnadze. The engagement formed part of the broader Zviadist insurgency in which Gamsakhurdia's forces sought to reclaim power following his removal from the presidency. Shevardnadze's government, backed by Russian support under Boris Yeltsin, was simultaneously managing the Abkhazia crisis, and the Zviadist offensive exploited that period of state vulnerability. The battle at Samtredia represented one engagement in a series of Zviadist advances through western Georgia during this phase of the conflict.
Commanders (4)
Gamsakhurdia government
Shevardnadze government