Siege of Erivan (1804)

The siege of Erivan (Yerevan, the capital of modern Armenia) took place from July to September 1804, during the Russo-Persian War (1804–13). After a difficult advance, the Russians under Pavel Tsitsianov besieged Erivan. The Iranian forces inside Erivan's citadel prevented the Russians from making a direct attack, while those outside the citadel surrounded the Russians and cut the invaders' supply lines. Commanded by Crown-Prince Abbas Mirza and King Fath-Ali Shah Qajar himself (r.1797–1834), the Iranians successfully defended the city and defeated the Russian attack. Tsitsianov, in order to save his reputation, shifted the blame on a plethora of people and matters, and deliberately left out his own wrongdoings.

Siege of Erivan
Part of the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813

Fath-Ali Shah's victory over the Russians at Yerevan. Mirza Baba, Iran, 1804–1810
DateJuly–September 1804
Location
Erivan, Qajar Iran (present-day Yerevan, Armenia)
Result Iranian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Qajar Iran
Commanders and leaders
Pavel Tsitsianov Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Abbas Mirza
Mohammad Khan
Strength
3,000 to 20,000
Georgian and Armenian auxiliaries
6,000–7,000 troops inside the citadel
18,000 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
Heavy Unknown
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