The Georgian Military Highway was an important transport artery linking Russia with Transcaucasia. The road passed through areas populated by Ingush, which made it a target for attacks.
The Ingush raids on the road were well organized and directed against military columns and caravans.М. С.-Г. Албогачиева. — С. 105.
Raids The Ingush, like other mountain peoples of the Caucasus, maintained a semi-independent way of life. They defended their lands from external interference and used raids as a form of protest against the militarization of the region and the forced integration into the Russian Empire. The Georgian Military Road, as a symbol of imperial control, often became a target of attack.
Here is another excerpt from Baron Rosen’s report:Tkachenko, D. S. (2018). "Russian Policy in the Caucasus According to the Documents from the Personal Archive of G. V. Rosen". Herald of the Archivist, no. 4, pp. 1069–1080. (in Russian). Available at: vestarchive.ru
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