Siege of Lankaran

January 13, 1813 · Qajar Iran

Result Russian victory

Russian troops under General Kotlyarevsky stormed the Persian-held fortress of Lankaran on the Caspian coast. The fall of the fortress led to the Treaty of Gulistan, which ended the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813.

Russia

Qajar Iran

Strength and losses

Strength
1,661
Strength
4,000