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Battle of Ganja

Battle of Ganja was a battle fought in 1804 at Ganja, in what is now Azerbaijan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ganja. It was part of the Russo-Persian War of 1804–13, which ran from 1804 to 1813. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Fought1804
WhereGanja, Azerbaijan40.683N, 46.361E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstQajar Iran; Ganja Khanate
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 Ganja, 1804
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

Date1804 (year precision)
PlaceGanja, Azerbaijan
40.683N, 46.361E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Territorial changeRussia captures Ganja
Strength6 battalions of infantry: 2 battalions of Sevastopol Musketeer Regiment; 3 battalions of the 17th Jaeger Regiment; 1 battalion from Grenadier Regiment of the Caucasus; 1 regiment (3 squadrons) of Narva Dragoons; 165 Cossacks; 700 Tatar horsemen; 12 guns4 guns, and about 1,700 soldiers
Casualties and losses38 killed and wounded (3 officers and 35 of the lower ranks of the Russian Army)1,700 soldiers (killed in fighting and executed); 3,000 – 7,000 inhabitants of Ganja (executed)
Commanders
  • Paul Tsitsianov
  • Javad Khan
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Placed at Ganja; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Ganja is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 60 in present-day Azerbaijan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3687987, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ganja (1804), revision 1370741420, 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.