Siege of Derbent (1796)

Siege of Derbent
Part of Russo-Persian War (1796)
Plan of Derbent siege, published in 1886
Date 21 May 1796[1] Location Derbent Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Quba Khanate Derbent Khanate Gazikumukh Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Valerian Zubov Levin August von Bennigsen Alexander Korsakov Matvei Platov Fyodor Apraksin Ivan Savelyev Sergei Bulgakov	Shaykh Ali Khan   Surkhay II
Strength
12,300 soldiers, 21 cannons.[2]	10,000 soldiers.[3] including: 400 Gazikumukh cavalry 1,200-1,300 Qubans 90 Kaitags 800 Akushins 900 Kharbuks 34 cannons
Casualties and losses
3 officers and 47 soldiers killed, 8 officers and 160 soldiers wounded	unknown

The siege of Derbent (or "Storming of Derbent"; Russian: Штурм Дербента) took place on 21 May [O.S. 10 May] 1796 during the Persian Expedition of 1796. Derbent, an ancient city with thick walls has a favorable geopolitical position, which locks the coastal passage between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian.