siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Erivan
Siege of Erivan was a siege conducted in 1808 at Yerevan, in what is now Armenia. It was part of the Russo-Persian War of 1804–13, which ran from 1804 to 1813. The recorded result: Iranian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | 1808 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Yerevan, Armenia 40.181N, 44.514E | |
| Part of | Russo-Persian War of 1804–13 (1804 to 1813) | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Iranian victory | |
| Belligerents | Qajar Iran; Erivan Khanate | Russian Empire |
| Commanders | Abbas Mirza; Hossein Sardar; Hasan Qajar | Ivan Gudovich |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 3,000 casualties; about 1,000 killed |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Erivan 1804, same recorded site
- Siege of Yerevan 1603, same recorded site
- Siege of Erivan 1616, same recorded site
- Capture of Erivan 1827, 0.3 km
- Battle of Garni 1225, 19 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Erivan July 1804
- After: Battle of Aslanduz 31 October 1812
- All 4 engagements of Russo-Persian War of 1804–13
Elsewhere in 1808
- Battle of Bailén Spain
- Battle of Somosierra Spain
- Battle of Tudela Spain
- Battle of Vimeiro Portugal
- Second Siege of Zaragoza Spain
Siege of Erivan is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 14 in present-day Armenia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q48804713, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Erivan (1808), revision 1379026372, 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.