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Battle of Aslanduz

Battle of Aslanduz was a battle fought on 31 October 1812 at Aslan Duz, in what is now Iran; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Russo-Persian War of 1804–13, which ran from 1804 to 1813. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 5,000 or 30,000; 13 artillery pieces.

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Battle Between Persians and Russians
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Fought31 October 1812lasted 1 day
WhereAslan Duz, Iran39.444N, 47.406E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstQajar Iran
Part ofRusso-Persian War of 1804–131804 to 1813

Where it sits in the Russo-Persian War of 1804–13

Battle of Echmiadzin, 1804Battle of Ganja, 1804Siege of Erivan, 1804Baku battles of 1805, 1805Siege of Erivan, 1808Battle of Sultanabad, 1812Battle of Arkivan, 1812Battle of Aslanduz, 1812Siege of Lankaran, 181318041813Battle of Aslanduz, 1812
9 placed engagements of the Russo-Persian War of 1804–13 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date31 October 1812
to 1 November 1812
PlaceAslan Duz, Iran
39.444N, 47.406E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,0005,000 or 30,000; 13 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses28 killed; 99 wounded5,000 casualties; incl. 2,000 killed and over 500 captured; 11 artillery pieces
Commanders
  • Pyotr Kotlyarevsky
  • Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
  • Abbas Mirza
  • Mohammad-Ali Mirza Dowlatshah
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Battle of Aslanduz is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887908, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aslanduz, revision 1370107089, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.