Ice March
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Was a military withdrawal during the Russian Civil War. Under attack by the Red Army advancing from the north, the forces of the Volunteer Army, sometimes referred to as the White Guard, began a retreat from the city of Rostov south towards the Kuban.
Chronology
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November 1917: In the Don Cossack capital, Novocherkassk, the Don Cossack Host had elected General Aleksei Maksimovich Kaledin to the position of Ataman at its traditional assembly, the Host Krug (1 July,O.S. 18 June, 1917). On 20 November (O.S. 7 November) 1917, not long after the Communists took control in central Russia, the Don Krug declared its independence.
December 1917: With the encouragement of Kaledin, the Whites, still only some 500 strong, managed to recapture the city of Rostov from local Red Guard units on 15 December.
February 1918: As the Red Army entered Rostov, the Cossacks led by Kornilov began the march south across the frozen steppelands.
February 1918: By the beginning of 1918 better-organised and stronger Communist forces began an advance from the north, capturing Taganrog on the Sea of Azov on 10 February.
