Siege of Derbent (1796)
| Siege of Derbent | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Persian War (1796) | |||||||
Plan of Derbent siege, published in 1886 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire |
Quba Khanate Derbent Khanate Gazikumukh Khanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Valerian Zubov Levin August von Bennigsen Alexander Korsakov Matvei Platov Ivan Savelyev (WIA) |
Shaykh Ali Khan Surkhay II | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,323 soldiers, 21 cannons. |
10,000 soldiers. including: 400 Gazikumukh cavalry 1,200–1,300 Qubans 90 Kaitags 800 Akushins 900 Kharbuks 34 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 officers and 47 soldiers killed, 8 officers and 160 soldiers wounded | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Derbent (or the storming of Derbent; Russian: Штурм Дербента) took place on 21 May [O.S. 10 May] 1796 during the Persian Expedition of 1796. Derbent, an ancient city with thick walls has a favorable geopolitical position, which locks the coastal passage between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea.