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The Battle of Kvareli (1755) — the battle of the Georgian army against Nursal-Beg of the Avariya period. Nursal-Beg attacked Kartl-Kakheti with the whole of Dagestan and Char-Belakani. The Khan of Qazikumukh sided with the Shamkhali domain and invaded Kakheti with a 20,000-strong (some say 30,000) army. He entered the fortress-wall of Kvareli, where a large part of the population of Alazni was encamped. His father and son, King Teimuraz II of Kartli and King Erekle II of Kakheti considered it impossible to fight the enemy due to the lack of troops. Erekle II decided to send a rescue squad to the prison. 206 warriors left Kyziki at night, the river. AlazanHe crossed, sneaked past the guards of Lekta and fought his way to the castle with his sword. The squad brought a large gun to the prison. The herdsmen managed to burn the litters around the castle. At the same time, Erekle II sent an army to raid Chari. Charelis escaped from the prison and returned to their country to save their wives and children. They were followed by Sultan of Kaki and Surkhai-Khan of Dagestan, on September 28, Nursal-Beg and Shamkhali escaped Kvareli fortress. The plan to conquer Georgia failed. The defense of Kvareli fortress was of great importance for the future of Georgia, because if the enemy won and the fortress fell, the area beyond Alazni would remain with the enemy, then it was not difficult to conquer all of Kakheti. Even the weakened Kartli was easily conquered by Nursal-Beg, through the Ottomans, he was able to reach Tare in western Georgia, and the future of the country was doomed.