Storming of Derbent
The Storming of Derbent (Russian: Штурм Дербента) - happened on 10 May 1796 with the assault on Derbent's eponymous fortress (Naryn-Kala) during the Russian-Persian war of 1796. Derbent, an ancient city with thick walls has a favorable geopolitical position, which locks the coastal passage between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian.
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Storming of Derbent
The Storming of Derbent (Russian: Штурм Дербента) - happened on 10 May 1796 with the assault on Derbent's eponymous fortress (Naryn-Kala) during the Russian-Persian war of 1796. Derbent, an ancient city with thick walls has a favorable geopolitical position, which locks the coastal passage between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian.
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The Storming of Derbent (Russi ...... sus Mountains and the Caspian.
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Шту́рм Дербе́нта — штурм однои ...... Кавказскими горами и Каспием.
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11 officers, 107 soldiers killed and wounded
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23pxPersian Empire
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1796-05-10
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Russian victory
strength
10,000 soldiers.
12,300 soldiers, 21 cannons.
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700,764,808
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Russian ambitions to conquer Iranian territories
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The Storming of Derbent (Russi ...... sus Mountains and the Caspian.
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Шту́рм Дербе́нта — штурм однои ...... Кавказскими горами и Каспием.
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Storming of Derbent
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Штурм Дербента
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Persian Expedition of 1796
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