battle, early modern
Battle of Chamchamal
Battle of Chamchamal was a battle fought in 1774 at Chamchamal, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Chamchamal. It was part of the Ottoman–Persian Wars, which ran from 1514 to 1823. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 12,000.
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Where it sits in the Ottoman–Persian Wars
Record
| Date | 1774 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Chamchamal, Iraq 35.533N, 44.834E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 3,000 | 12,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 4,000–5,000 dead |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Sulaymaniyah 1678
- After: Battle of Sanandaj 1777
- All 5 engagements of Ottoman–Persian Wars
Elsewhere in 1774
- Siege of Melilla Spain
- Battle of Kozludzha Bulgaria
- Battle of Kazan Russia
- Action of 20 June 1774
- Battle of Point Pleasant United States
Battle of Chamchamal is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 206 in present-day Iraq.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q118929917, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chamchamal, revision 1380933723, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.