Battle of Erzurum (1821)
The Battle of Erzurum occurred in 1821 as 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.[1]
| Battle of Erzurum | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1821–1823) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Persian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mahmud II |
Abbas Mirza | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 52,000 soldiers[1] | 30,000 soldiers[1] | ||||||
The Persians were outnumbered with 30,000 men, led by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, against the Turks with 52,000 men.[1]
References
- 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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