Capture of Abbasabad
| Capture of Abbasabad | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 | |||||||
Siege of Abbasabad | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Qajar Iran | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ivan Paskevich | Abbas Mirza | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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14 battalions 14 squadrons 6 Cossack regiments 42 guns | 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 41 killed |
400 killed 3,000 captured | ||||||
The Capture of Abbasabad - the siege and capture by Russian troops of the Persian fortress Abbasabad, in the Nakhichevan Khanate, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828 The siege lasted from July 13 to 19 July, during which Russian troops defeated the Persian troops of the crown prince Abbas-Mirza. Soon after this, the fortress capitulated.