Report of the Commander of the Rock detachment to the Commander of the 1st Communist Caucasian Rifle Brigade on a clash of partisans with Menshevik troops in the area of Elbachi, Dzhava district
... On May 25, this year, in the area of Elbachi, our scouts encountered the enemy's advancing advanced units. Our scouts were four times less. But thanks to the command of the commander, favorable local conditions for us and the courage of the rebels, the enemy, after an 8-hour battle, turned into a stampede. The results are as follows: several killed and many wounded by the enemy. We had one wounded comrade. In addition, we captured 1 camp kitchen with provisions and other extraction. After heroic resistance, our comrades returned to our position .31
Commander of the detachment A. Gagloev.
1920 May 25
Commissioner for South Ossetia A. Dzhatiev.
Archive of the South-Ossetian Research Institute, Original, handwritten
From the book "The struggle of the working people of South Ossetia for the Soviet power" (1917-1921). Documents and materials. Compiled by I.N. Tskhovrebov.
