The American force advertised its presence Presence by attempting Hold to attack Attack British outposts elsewhere on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay , so when they eventually landed Self_motion on Mackinac Island , the garrison was prepared GetReady to meet Come_together them .

Following the war Hostile_encounter , a joint Collaboration peacekeeping force of Georgian , Russian , and Ossetian troops was stationed Placing in the territory .

By 1 August 2008 , South Ossetian separatists had begun Process_start shelling Use_firearm Georgian villages , with a sporadic response Response from Georgian peacekeepers in the area .

By 1 August 2008 , South Ossetian separatists had begun Process_start shelling Use_firearm Georgian villages , with a sporadic response Response from Georgian peacekeepers in the area .

To put an end to Process_end these attacks Attack and restore Recovering order Arranging , the Georgian Army was sent Sending to the South Ossetian conflict Hostile_encounter zone on 7 August .

Russian troops had illicitly crossed Motion_directional the Russo-Georgian state Statement border and advanced Cause_to_make_progress into the South Ossetian conflict zone by 7 August before the Georgian military response Response .

Russian and South Ossetian forces fought Hostile_encounter Georgian forces in and around South Ossetia for several days , until Georgian forces retreated Escaping .

Russian and South Ossetian forces fought Hostile_encounter Georgian forces in and around South Ossetia for several days , until Georgian forces retreated Escaping .

Russian naval forces blockaded Besieging part of the Georgian coast .

Russian forces temporarily occupied Control the Georgian cities of Zugdidi , Senaki , Poti and Gori , holding on to Defending these areas beyond the ceasefire .

The South Ossetians destroyed Destroying most ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia and were responsible for an ethnic cleansing of Georgians .

Russia recognised Agree_or_refuse_to_act the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia from Georgia on 26 August and the Georgian government severed Process_end diplomatic relations with Russia .

Russian control Control of the Georgian Military Highway in the center divided the Caucasian War into the Russo-Circassian War in the west and the Murid War in the east .

The Georgian government has offered Giving substantial autonomy to Abkhazia several times .