Persian expedition of 1796

April 1796 – November 1796 · North Caucasus

Result Persian victoryEncyclopaedia Iranica

Russia sent an army under Valerian Zubov into the Caucasus and Persia after Agha Mohammad Khan sacked Tbilisi. The new Emperor Paul I called the troops back, and the campaign ended without lasting gains.

Russian Empire

Qajar Iran

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 50,000

Also involved 5