siege, nineteenth century
Siege of Herat
Siege of Herat was a siege conducted in 1833 at Herat, in what is now Afghanistan. The recorded result: Iranian withdrawal: Herat remains a vassal of Qajar Iran.
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Record
| Date | 1833 (year precision) to November 1833 | |
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| Place | Herat, Afghanistan 34.342N, 62.203E | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Herat 1381, same recorded site
- Siege of Herat 1221, 1.0 km S
- Siege of Herat AD 652, 4.2 km NW
- First Herat War 1837, 4.2 km NW
- Siege of Herat 1448, 4.2 km NW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 652 and 1837.
Elsewhere in 1833
- Battle of Cape St. Vincent Portugal
- Desert Campaign Argentina
- Battle of Los Arcos Spain
- Battle of Nazar and Asarta Spain
- Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands United Kingdom
Siege of Herat is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Afghanistan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131325158, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Herat (1833), revision 1370741859, 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.