battle, notable, nineteenth century
Battle of Ganja
Battle of Ganja was a battle fought in 1826 at Ganja, in what is now Azerbaijan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ganja. It was part of the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28, which ran from 1826 to 1828. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 30,000.
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Where it sits in the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28
Record
| Date | 1826 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ganja, Azerbaijan 40.683N, 46.361E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 15,000 | 30,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 295 | 2,000 killed; 1,100 captured; 3,100 total casualties (Rus. estimate) |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Ganja 1734, same recorded site
- Siege of Ganja 1606, same recorded site
- Battle of Shamkor 1195, 33 km NW
- Siege of Khokhanaberd 1236, 76 km S
- Siege of Stepanakert 1991, 102 km S
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Shamkir 1826
- After: Battle of Javad 26 October 1826
- All 6 engagements of Russo-Persian War of 1826–28
Elsewhere in 1826
- Battle of Arachova Greece
- Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani Greece
- Siege of the Acropolis Greece
- Battle of Los Pozos Brazil
- Battle of Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay
Battle of Ganja is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Azerbaijan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4438370, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ganja (1826), revision 1370441287, 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.