Battle_of_Erzurum_(1821)

Battle of Erzurum (1821)

Battle of Erzurum (1821)

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

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

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    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.
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