battle, early modern

Battle of Derbent

Name: Battle of Derbent
Location: Derbent, Iran

Battle of Derbent was a battle fought in 1722 at Derbent, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Derbent. It was part of the Russo-Persian War of 1722–23, which ran from 1722 to 1723. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 22,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1722

WhereDerbent, Iran42.058N, 48.289E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRussian victory

BelligerentsRussian Empireagainst23px Safavid Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofRusso-Persian War of 1722–231722 to 1723

Record

Date	1722 (year precision)
Place	Derbent, Iran 42.058N, 48.289E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	22,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Général Olof	Imam Kulibek

Placed at Derbent; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Derbent 1173, 1.4 km NE
Siege of Gergebil 1848, 112 km NW
Battle of Ghunib 1859, 115 km W
Siege of Tarki 1831, 120 km NW
Siege of Akhoulgo 1839, 150 km NW

In the same war

After: Capture of Rasht 1722

Elsewhere in 1722

Battle of Derbent is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113107465, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Derbent (1722), revision 1382468384, 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.