CASUALTY RECORD // January 1, 1827
Battle of Oshakan
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
2 sides catalogued · combined 4,130–4,630 estimated
Russian Empire
1,130
Medium-confidence figure
Qajar Iran
3,000–3,500
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Oshakan brought a Russian detachment under Krasovsky into direct engagement with a Persian force under Abbas Mirza that outnumbered it by a ratio of roughly ten to one. Russian casualties of over 1,100 against a Persian force losing between 3,000 and 3,500 men indicate intense fighting despite the disparity in size. The engagement occurred during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28, a conflict that ultimately ended with the Treaty of Turkmenchay and significant territorial concessions by Qajar Iran. A Russian force of fewer than 3,000 men sustaining heavy losses while inflicting comparable damage on a force of 30,000 reflects the operational pressures both sides faced in the Caucasus theater during the war's later stages.
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