Battle of Sultanabad

The Battle of Sultanabad (Persian: نبرد سلطان‌آباد) occurred on February 13, 1812 between the Russian Empire and the Persian Empire. In the resulting battle, the Russians were routed.

Battle of Sultanabad
Part of the Russo-Persian War (1804-1813)

This painting once decorated Abbas Mirza's palace. Depicted on this huge canvas is the defeat of the Russian Trinity Infantry Regiment in the battle near Sultanabad, which took place on 13 February 1812. Persian soldiers wearing European uniforms bear Persian banners, on which a lion holds a sabre in its paw against a background of the rising sun.
Date13 February 1812
Location
Sultanabad, Aras River, Qajar Persia (nowadays Azerbaijan)
Result Persian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire Qajar Iran
Commanders and leaders
Pyotr Kotlyarevsky Abbas Mirza
Strength
900 2,300
Casualties and losses
More than 300 killed (including the Russian commander and 12 other officers) and more than 300 wounded
or 500 killed or wounded		 100 killed
or 140 killed (including 2 British sergeants)

The Persians, numerically superior, were led by Abbas Mirza and fought the Russians, led by Pyotr Kotlyarevsky. A Persian offensive into Georgia, with its British and French-trained Nezam-e Jadid infantry, initiated the battle. The Persians had also obtained European cannons from the French.

The Persians won the battle by moving faster than the Russians and by attacking them near their camp with the reformed European-style infantry. However, the Battle of Aslanduz and the Siege of Lankaran followed soon after, shifting the momentum of the war firmly in Russia's favor.

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