| Conflict: | Battle of Sultanabad |
| Partof: | the Russo-Persian War (1804-1813) |
| Date: | 13 February 1812 |
| Place: | Sultanabad, Aras River, Qajar Persia (nowadays Azerbaijan) |
| Result: | Persian victory |
| Combatant1: | Russian Empire |
| Combatant2: | Qajar Iran |
| Commander1: | Pyotr Kotlyarevsky |
| Commander2: | Abbas Mirza |
| Strength1: | 900 |
| Strength2: | 2,300[1] |
| Casualties1: | More than 300 killed (including the Russian commander and 12 other officers) and more than 300 wounded or 500 killed or wounded[2] |
| Casualties2: | 100 killed or 140 killed (including 2 British sergeants) |
The Battle of Sultanabad (Persian: نبرد سلطانآباد) occurred on February 13, 1812 between the Russian Empire and the Persian Empire. In the resulting battle, the Russians were routed.
The Persians, numerically superior, were led by Abbas Mirza and fought the Russians, led by Pyotr Kotlyarevsky. A Persian offensive into Georgia, with Persia's British and French-trained Nezam-e Jadid infantry,[3] initiated the battle. The Persians had also obtained European cannons from the French.
The Persians won the battle by moving faster than the Russians and by attacking them near their camp with the reformed European-style infantry.[4] However, the Battle of Aslanduz and the Siege of Lankaran followed soon after, shifting the momentum of the war firmly in Russia's favor.