Capture of Rasht
The Capture of Rasht, also written as Capture of Resht, occurred between December 1722 and late March 1723 amidst the successful spree of campaigns of Peter the Great during the Russo-Persian War (1722-1723). The capture of Rasht brought the Caspian Sea town alongside the rest of Gilan into Russian possession for a decade, until the Treaty of Resht of 1732, when they would be returned.
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Capture of Rasht
The Capture of Rasht, also written as Capture of Resht, occurred between December 1722 and late March 1723 amidst the successful spree of campaigns of Peter the Great during the Russo-Persian War (1722-1723). The capture of Rasht brought the Caspian Sea town alongside the rest of Gilan into Russian possession for a decade, until the Treaty of Resht of 1732, when they would be returned.
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23pxSafavid Empire
Russian Empire
date
1723-03-28
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Russian victory
strength
15,000 untrained and inadequately armed troops, levied mostly from peasantry.
Caspian Flotilla
Two battalions of regular troops.
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735,781,423
casualties
About or over 1,000
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The Capture of Rasht, also wri ...... , when they would be returned.
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Capture of Rasht
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