Siege of Ganja (1804)
| Siege of Ganja | |||||||||
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| Part of Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) | |||||||||
Storming of Ganja | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Russian Empire | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Paul Tsitsianov | Javad Khan † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 4 guns, and about 1,700 soldiers | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 38 killed and wounded (3 officers and 35 of the lower ranks of the Russian Army) | 1,700 soldiers (killed in fighting and executed) | ||||||||
| 3,000 – 7,000 inhabitants of Ganja (executed) | |||||||||
The siege of Ganja (Persian: نبرد گنجه) or assault on Ganja or storming of Ganja (Russian: Штурм Гянджи) was the result of a Russian offensive in the South Caucasus intended to conquer the Ganja Khanate of Qajar Iran, which contributed to the escalation of the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813).