Died March 1722 | ||
Philippe Colombe (d. March 1722) was a Safavid artillery commander of French origin.
Biography
Colombe was a native of Paris. He had served in the Imperial Russian Army, but had later left it for Safavid Iran. Entering service under king Sultan Husayn (r. 1694–1722), Colombe came to be at the head of the empire's military ordnance. During the decisive battle against the rebellious Afghans in March 1722, at Gulnabad, Colombe was in command of the artillery corps (although he was nominally under Ahmad Khan, the qurchi-bashi), which hosted 24 cannons. During the battle, Colombe and his corps were left without protection, which resulted in them getting frantically attacked by the Afghans, and killed.
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