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]
Battle of Erzurum | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1821–1823) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | Persian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown pasha | Abbas Mirza | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
52,000 soldiers[1] | 30,000 soldiers[1] |
The Persians were outnumbered with 30,000 men, led by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, against the Turks with 52,000 men.[1]