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,[4] initiated the battle.

[4] The Persians won the battle by moving faster than the Russians and by attacking them near their camp with the reformed European-style infantry.

[5] However, the Battle of Aslanduz and the Siege of Lankaran followed soon after, shifting the momentum of the war firmly in Russia's favor.

[5] The battle is considered the most shameful page of the war for the Russians[6]