Battle of Aslanduz

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The Battle of Aslanduz was a decisive 1812 engagement in which Russian forces under General Pyotr Kotlyarevsky crushed a much larger Persian army, helping secure Russian dominance in the South Caucasus.

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Battle of Aslanduz canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Qajar Iran ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
combatant Qajar Iran ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
commander Abbas Mirza ⓘ
linked to: Abbas Mirza Qajar

Pyotr Kotlyarevsky ⓘ
commandingOfficerSide Abbas Mirza commanded Persian forces ⓘ
Pyotr Kotlyarevsky commanded Russian forces ⓘ
conflictIn Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) ⓘ
countryInvolved Iran ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
date 1812-10-19 ⓘ
19 October 1812 ⓘ
describedAs decisive engagement ⓘ
era Napoleonic era ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Gulistan negotiations ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Gulistan
historicalRegion Caucasus ⓘ
inferredFrom Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) historical accounts ⓘ
involvedUnit Russian Caucasus Corps ⓘ
location Aslanduz ⓘ
Qajar Iran ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
near the Aras River ⓘ
notableFor heavy Persian casualties ⓘ
surprise night attack by Russian forces ⓘ
opposingForceSizeRelation Russian forces defeated a much larger Persian army ⓘ
outcome decisive Russian victory ⓘ
partOf Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) ⓘ
precededBy earlier engagements of the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) ⓘ
result Russian victory ⓘ
strategicConsequence secured Russian dominance in the South Caucasus ⓘ
weakened Persian military position in the Caucasus ⓘ
year 1812 ⓘ

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Russo-Persian War 1804–1813 → notableBattle → Battle of Aslanduz ⓘ
Pyotr Kotlyarevsky → notableBattle → Battle of Aslanduz ⓘ