Capture of Erivan
The capture of Erivan (or Erevan/Yerevan; Persian: فتح ایروان, romanized: Fath e Iravān; Russian: Взятие Эривани, romanized: Vzyatie Ėrivani) took place on 1 October 1827, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28. The city fell to the Russians after being besieged for a week and opened up the path for the eventual capture of Tabriz, the second largest city in Iran and an important trading post.
| Capture of Yerevan | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) | |||||||
Franz Roubaud's painting of the Yerevan Fortress siege in 1827 by the Russian forces under leadership of Ivan Paskevich | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Qajar Persia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ivan Paskevich Roman Bagration |
Abbas Mirza Hossein Khan Sardar | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8,600 | 6,000–7,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 officer and 8 soldiers killed; 2 officers and 44 soldiers wounded | 4,000 prisoners | ||||||
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