Battle of Aslanduz
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Battle of Aslanduz | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | Persian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pyotr Kotlyarevsky | Abbas Mirza | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000[1] |
5,000[1] 13 artillery pieces[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
28 killed, 99 wounded[1] |
2,000 killed and more than 500 captured[1] 11 artillery pieces lost[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Aslanduz ( Russian: Битва при Асландузе. Persian: نبرد اصلاندوز) took place on 31 October–1 November 1812 between Russia and Persia. The Persian Fath Ali Shah had his large army stationed in Aslanduz led by the heir to the throne, Abbas Mirza. The Russian squad, headed by the charismatic Major General Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, using the element of surprise night attack, routed the Persians who were still at sleep and quickly moved on to storm Lankaran victoriously in the beginning of 1813, thus ending any Persian hopes of continuing the war or settling on even peace terms for both parties.
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References[]
Sources[]
- Atkin, Muriel (1980). Russia and Iran, 1780–1828. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0816609246.
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