Battle of Ican

At this time, a detachment of 150 people and 20 guns[2] try breaking through to Serov, but they received an order to retreat due to the large enemy army.

[7] The Cossacks shot back at the Kokand forces for two days, surrounded by the bodies of dead comrades and horses, and finally Alimqul sent them a letter: Where are you going to leave me now?

He gathered the remaining Cossacks and, shouting "hurrah" in the form of a Infantry square, attacked the enemies surrounding him and broke through their formation.

The Cossacks retreated for several more miles, until finally a new expedition saved the detachment and took them to Shymkent on carts.

[11] Russian detachment losing 2 officers, 5 constables, 87 cossacks, 4 artillerymen, 2 paramedics, and 2 Kazakh escorts.

«Give up! Go to hell!» by Vasily Vereshchagin
Participants of the Ican battle 20 years later