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Capture Of Abbasabad
The Capture of Abbasabad - the siege and capture by Russian troops of the Persian fortress Abbasabad, in the Nakhichevan Khanate, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828 The siege lasted from July 13 to 19 July, during which Russian troops defeated the Persian troops of the crown prince Abbas-Mirza. Soon after this, the fortress capitulated. Background In March 1827, infantry general Paskevich took command of the Separate Caucasian Corps and the administration of the Caucasian Territory. In April 1827, having besieged Erivan, Paskevich moved down the Araks to take Nakhichevan and the Abbas-Abad fortress, take possession of the Nakhichevan Khanate and thus thereby depriving the Erivan garrison of the opportunity to receive any help from this side. 14 battalions, 14 squadrons, 6 Cossack semi-regiments and 42 guns were assigned for the campaign to Nakhichevan. On June 21, the main forces of the detachment set out on a campaign and a few days later captured Nakhichevan witho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russo-Persian War (1826-1828)
The Russo-Persian Wars ( ), or the Russo-Iranian Wars ( ), began in 1651 and continued intermittently until 1828. They consisted of five conflicts in total, each rooted in both sides' disputed governance of territories and countries in the Caucasus, particularly Arran (modern-day Azerbaijan), Georgia, and Armenia, as well as much of Dagestan. Generally referred to as Transcaucasia, this region was considered to be part of Persia prior to the 17th century. Between the War of 1722–1723 and the War of 1796, there was an interbellum period in which a number of treaties were drawn up between the two nations themselves and between them and the neighbouring Ottoman Empire; Turkish interest in the Caucasian territories further complicated the Russo-Persian Wars, as the two belligerents started forming alliances with the Ottoman Empire at different points of the conflict. Finally, as a consequence of the Treaty of Turkmenchay, the Persians ceded much of their Transcaucasian holdings t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
