Battle of Erzurum (1821)

The Battle of Erzurum occurred in 1821 was part of the Ottoman-Persian War of 1821–1823. The Persians, led by crown prince Abbas Mirza himself, defeated their Ottoman arch-rivals near Erzurum.

The Persians were outnumbered with 30,000 men, led by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, against the Turks with 52,000 men.