On December 4, 1864, during the military campaign in Central Asia, a Cossack sotnia under Esaul Serov set out from the city of Turkestan on a reconnaissance mission to secure the passage of a supply convoy. What was intended as a small scouting raid turned into a three-day battle against a ten-thousand-strong force of the Kokand Khanate.
More than half of the Cossack unit was killed, yet those who survived fought their way back to friendly lines. News of their stand spread across all of Central Asia, becoming a legend of courage and endurance.
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