| 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: | Col. Oleshnikov |
| Commander2: | Abbas Mirza |
| Strength1: | 900 |
| Strength2: | 2,300[1] – 14,000 |
| Casualties1: | 343 killed, 500 captured |
| Casualties2: | 140 killed – 300 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 surrounded and routed.
The Persians, numerically superior, were led by Abbas Mirza and fought the Russians. A Persian offensive into Georgia, with Persia's British and French-trained Nezam-e Jadid infantry,[2] 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.[3] However, the Battle of Aslanduz and the Siege of Lankaran followed soon after, shifting the momentum of the war firmly in Russia's favor.
The battle is considered the most shameful page of the war for the Russians