The Battle of Erzurum occurred in 1821 was part of the Ottoman-Persian War of 1821–1823. Qajar Iran, led by crown prince Abbas Mirza himself, defeated their Ottoman arch-rivals near Erzurum.[1]

The Iranians were outnumbered with 30,000 men, led by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, against the Ottoman Turks with 52,000 men.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dupuy & Dupuy 1993, p. 853.

Sources

  • Dupuy, R. Ernest; Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History (4th ed.). HarperCollins Publishers.
  • Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East, Volume 4, Page 301–302.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Erzurum_(1821)
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