Historedia
Person

General Valerian Zubov

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1796

Every event in Historedia whose sources name General Valerian Zubov, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Storming of Derbent

    1796

    Role: Russian commander under whom the forces stormed Derbent

    1. 1796 · Derbent, Caspian coast of the North CaucasusRussian storming of Derbent

      Russian forces under General Valerian Zubov stormed Derbent during the Persian Expedition of 1796, destroying the city in the siege.

    2. 1796 · DerbentRussian retreat and Persian restoration

      After the storming, the Russians were forced to retreat due to internal political issues, and Derbent fell under Persian rule again.

Sources

  1. Derbent Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30