Russian Turkestan Russian conquest of Turkestan For similar nineteenth-century disasters see Battle of the Little Big Horn, Battle of Isandlwana, Battle of Adwa, and 1842 retreat from Kabul. Aerial view of battlefield and memorial mosque 38°10′02″N 57°58′04″E﻿ / ﻿38.167286°N 57.967847°E﻿ / 38.167286; 57.967847Coordinates: 38°10′02″N 57°58′04″E﻿ / ﻿38.167286°N 57.967847°E﻿ / 38.167286; 57.967847