Orenburg defensive line
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The Orenburg defensive line was a chain of fortifications and military settlements in the Russian Empire designed to protect its southeastern frontier and support expansion into Central Asia.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive line
ⓘ
fortification system ⓘ military frontier ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Asian trade routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orenburg Cossacks NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian–Kazakh steppe relations ⓘ |
| bordered |
Central Asian nomadic territories
ⓘ
Kazakh steppe ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| follows |
Ural River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaik River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
fortified border line
ⓘ
military settlement network ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Cossack troops
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ regular Russian infantry units ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cossack stanitsas
ⓘ
Orenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Orsk NERFINISHED ⓘ fortified settlements ⓘ forts ⓘ redoubts ⓘ watch posts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Ural region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern frontier of the Russian Empire ⓘ steppe zone between Volga and Ural Rivers ⓘ |
| purpose |
border defense
ⓘ
control of steppe routes ⓘ defense against nomadic raids ⓘ protection of southeastern frontier of the Russian Empire ⓘ protection of trade caravans ⓘ support for Russian expansion into Central Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Central Asian conquest by the Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orenburg Cossack Host line of forts NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian steppe defensive lines ⓘ |
| significance |
base for further Russian advance into Central Asia
ⓘ
instrument of Russian colonization of the steppe ⓘ key element of Russian steppe frontier system ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification |
frontier fortification system
ⓘ
linear fortification ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Orenburg Cossack Host
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Imperial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian border troops ⓘ |
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