Battle of Sultanabad

The Battle of Sultanabad () occurred on 13 February 1812, between the Russian Empire and the Persian Empire. In the resulting battle, the Russians were surrounded and routed.

The Persians, numerically superior, were led by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza. A Persian offensive into Georgia, with Persia's British and French-trained Nezam-e Jadid infantry, initiated the battle. The Persians had also obtained European cannons from the French.

The Persians won the battle by moving faster than the Russians and by attacking them near their camp with the reformed European-style infantry. However, the Battle of Aslanduz and the Siege of Lankaran followed soon after, shifting the momentum of the war firmly in Russia's favor.

The battle is considered the most shameful page of the war for the Russians.

See also

• Battle of Aslanduz
• Siege of Lankaran

References

Bibliography

• Roxane Farmanfarmiaian (editor). (2008) War and Peace in Qajar Persia: Implications Past and Present. Routledge.
• Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies, Volume 36, Tehran Author, Article Title, page numbers needed
• Atkin, Muriel. (1980). Russia and Iran, 1780 - 1828. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
• Kazemzadeh, Firuz. (1974). Russian Penetration of the Caucasus. In Russian Imperialism: From Ivan the Great to the Revolution, ed. Taras Hunczak. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.