Date 31 October 1812 | Result Russian victory | |
127 soldiers 2,000 soldiers12 cannons6 standards Combatants Iran, Russia, Russian Empire Similar Russo‑Persian War, Storming of Lankaran, Battle of Sultanabad, Battle of Ganja, Second Battle of Polotsk | ||
The Battle of Aslanduz took place on 19–20 October 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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