Siege of Derbent (1796)

BelligerentsRussian EmpireQuba Khanate
Derbent Khanate
Gazikumukh KhanateCommanders and leadersValerian Zubov
Levin August von Bennigsen
Alexander Korsakov
Matvei Platov
 (WIA)Shaykh Ali Khan
Surkhay IIStrength 12,323 soldiers, 21 cannons. 10,000 soldiers. including:
400 Gazikumukh cavalry
1,200–1,300 Qubans
90 Kaitags
800 Akushins
900 Kharbuks
34 cannonsCasualties and losses 3 officers and 47 soldiers killed, 8 officers and 160 soldiers wounded Unknown

The siege of Derbent (or the storming of Derbent; Russian: Штурм Дербента) took place on 21 May [O.S. 10 May] 1796 during the . Derbent, an ancient city with thick walls has a favorable geopolitical position, which locks the coastal passage between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea.