What the records say
- When
- 9 May 1583 – 11 May 1583
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.06° N, 48.29° E
- Description
- 1583 battle between the Ottoman Empire and Iran
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Torches
Battle between the Ottoman Empire and Iran
The Battle of Torches was fought in 1583 during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590). The name of the battle refers to the torches used during night clashes. The battle resulted in an Ottoman victory, thereby securing Dagestan and Shirvan until the end of the war.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In modern-day Russia, on the Caspian Sea, the three-day "Battle of Torches" ends as Ottoman Empire troops defeat forces of the Persian Empire”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва с факелами”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page