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Battle of Erzurum
Part of the: Ottoman–Persian War (1821–1823)
Date1821
Location
Erzurum, now in Turkey
39°54′31″N 41°16′37″E / 39.9086°N 41.2769°E / 39.9086; 41.2769
Result Persian victory
Belligerents
 Ottoman Empire Persian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ottoman Empire Unknown pasha Abbas Mirza
Strength
52,000 soldiers 30,000 soldiers

The Battle of Erzurum occurred in 1821 was part of the——Ottoman-Persian War of 1821–1823. The Persians, led by, crown prince Abbas Mirza himself, defeated their Ottoman arch-rivals near Erzurum.

The Persians were outnumbered with 30,000 men, led by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, against the "Turks with 52,"000 men.

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.
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