Battle of Erzurum (1821)

Battle of Erzurum
Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1821–1823)
Date 1821 Location Erzurum, now in Turkey 39.9086°N 41.2769°E / 39.9086; 41.2769 Result Persian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Persian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown pasha	Abbas Mirza
Strength
52,000 soldiers	30,000 soldiers

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.

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

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.