Siege of Erivan (1808)

The Siege of Erivan took place in 1808, during the Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813. As in 1804, the Iranians successfully defended the city and forced the Russians to withdraw.[1][2]

Siege of Erivan
Part of the Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813
Date 1808 Location Erivan, Qajar Iran (present-day Yerevan, Armenia) Result Iranian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Qajar Iran
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Gudovich	Abbas Mirza Hossein Khan Sardar Hasan Khan Qajar
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
3,000[1]	Unknown

Alexander I was severely dissatisfied; when he heard about Gudovich's failure, he named his expedition as "stupid", and without any sort of compassion, sent him into retirement.[3]

References

1. Cronin 2013, p. 58.
2. Kettenhofen, Bournoutian & Hewsen 1998, pp. 542-551.
3. Atkin 1980, p. 77.

Sources

• Atkin, Muriel (1980). Russia and Iran, 1780-1828. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0816609246.
• Bournoutian, George A. (1992). The Khanate of Erevan Under Qajar Rule: 1795-1828. Mazda Publishers. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-0939214181.
• Cronin, Stephanie, ed. (2013). Iranian-Russian Encounters: Empires and Revolutions since 1800. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415624336.
• Kettenhofen, Erich; Bournoutian, George A.; Hewsen, Robert H. (1998). "EREVAN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 5. pp. 542–551.