Battle of Erzurum (1821)

The Battle of Erzurum occurred in 1821 was part of the Ottoman-Persian War of 1821–1823. Qajar Iran, led by crown prince Abbas Mirza himself, defeated their Ottoman arch-rivals near Erzurum.^[1]

Battle of Erzurum
Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1821–1823)
Date 1821 Location Erzurum, now in Turkey 39.9086°N 41.2769°E / 39.9086; 41.2769 Result Persian victory[1]
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Qajar Iran
Commanders and leaders
Unknown pasha	Abbas Mirza
Strength
52,000 soldiers[1]	30,000 soldiers[1]

The Iranians were outnumbered with 30,000 men, led by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, against the Ottoman Turks with 52,000 men.^[1]

References

1. Dupuy & Dupuy 1993, p. 853.

Sources

• Dupuy, R. Ernest; Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History (4th ed.). HarperCollins Publishers.

• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East, Volume 4, Page 301–302.