| Battle of Derbent (1722) | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Persian War (1722-1723) | |||||||
&sq=Dmitry Medvedev &lang=en&file=File:%D0%9F%D1%91%D1%82%D1%80_1_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5.jpg) Entrance of Peter The Great in Derbent | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Peter the Great Fyodor Apraksin |
Imam Kulibek | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 22,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Derbent was the occupation of Derbent by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Persian War. It took place in August 1722.
- ^ Alexander Mikaberidze Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: A Historical Encyclopedia ISBN 1598843370 s. 762
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