Qualla: Capture of Abbasabad https://qualla.com/capture-of-abbasabad en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:32 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/t/n/b/q/capture-of-abbasabad-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Capture of Abbasabad https://qualla.com/capture-of-abbasabad Capture of Abbasabad: Introduction https://qualla.com/capture-of-abbasabad/ Photo credit «ВЭС». (СПб; 1912 год)., Public domain. The fortress fell not because its walls were breached, but because a cavalry battle 56 versts to the south shattered the army coming to save it. In July 1827, during the Russo-Persian War, Russian General Paskevich marched down the Araks River to seize the fortress of Abbasabad and the Nakhichevan Khanate. What followed was a textbook combined-arms operation: a siege to pin the garrison, a field battle to destroy the relief force, and a betrayal from within that made the final assault unnecessary. The fortress surrendered on July 19, seven days after the siege began.

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/n/b/q/capture-of-abbasabad-wp/tnbq-capture-of-abbasabad-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Capture of Abbasabad: Paskevich Moves South https://qualla.com/capture-of-abbasabad/ Photo credit «ВЭС». (СПб; 1912 год)., Public domain. In March 1827, infantry general Ivan Paskevich took command of the Separate Caucasian Corps and the administration of the Caucasian Territory. His first objective was to isolate the Persian garrison at Erivan by cutting off its supply lines from the south. In April, having besieg...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/n/b/q/capture-of-abbasabad-wp/tnbq-capture-of-abbasabad-seven-days-on-the-araks.mp3 0:06 3 full Capture of Abbasabad: Betrayal and Surrender https://qualla.com/capture-of-abbasabad/ Photo credit «ВЭС». (СПб; 1912 год)., Public domain. With the relief army scattered, the garrison of Abbas-Abad had no hope left. But the fortress might still have held out for weeks behind its damaged walls. Instead, it fell to treachery. Ehsan Khan Nakhichevansky, commanding the Nakhichevan Sarbaz battalion inside the fortress, r...

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