On
the
next
day
of
the
battle
at
Shamkhor
General
Madatov
entered
Ganjeand
started
settling
its
affairs,
consoling
those,
who
had
suffered.
He
liberated
thebesieged
Armenians
of
Kilisakend
(137a)
who,
fearing
for
their
lives
and
possessions,
hadconstructed
fortifications
in
their
district.
The
chiefs,
nobles,
and
elders
appearedbefore
his
presence
to
welcome
him.
Two
days
later
H.
Ex.
Count
Paskevich
arrived
with
a
Russian
army
offifteen
thousand
soldiers,
five
cannons
and
joined
the
forces
of
General
Madatov.
On
thewhole,
there
was
a
regular
army
of
nineteen
thousand,
apart
from
the
cavalry,
the
Cossacktroops,
and
twenty-two
cannons.
Abbas
Mirza
took
the
whole
of
his
troops
near
Shushi
and
that
ofMuhammad
Mirza.
As
a
result,
it
became
an
army
of
sixty
thousand
cavalry
and
sarbaz
regiments,
and
twenty-five
cannons
plus
the
five
cannons
of
Muhammad
Mirza.
Abbas
Mirza
ordered
to
shave
Nazar
Ali
Khan
ofMarand's
beard,
to
mount
him
on
a
donkey,
facing
its
back
and
make
a
round
in
thearmy
to
be
dishonored,
because
he
had
disobeyed
his
order:
neither
had
he
maintained
thedefence
of
the
fortress
nor
gone
to
Muhammad
Mirza's
aid.
Meanwhile,
it
was
announced
in
the
army
of
Muhammad
Mirza,
that
thetroops,
which
would
leave
their
commander
and
flee
away,
would
be
left
between
the
enemyand
their
own
troops
to
be
massacred
from
both
sides.
Thence,
Abbas
Mirza
marched
to
Zazalu,
a
place
located
aboveGanje
and
stayed
there
overnight.
[They]
could
not
sleep
until
the
sunrise
from
fear
andmoved
here
and
there.
In
the
morning
they
did
not
attack
Ganje,
but
came
to
the
vicinityof
Sheikh
Nizami's
mausoleum
and
arranged
their
army
there.
Major
Samson
(Samsam)Khan,
who
had
betrayed
the
Russian
State
and
was
the
commander
of
the
group
of
new
Moslemconverts,
said
to
Abbas
Mirza:
-Once
I
have
sworn,
that
I
will
never
(137b)
fight
against
the
RussianEmperor
and
his
army.
But
your
salvation
is
to
send
your
troops
to
fight
from
severalpoints,
for,
if
a
side
is
pressed,
an
assistance
will
come
from
the
other
and
prevent
thedestruction
of
your
troops,
as
you
have
a
huge
army,
and
theirs'
is
small.
Abbas
Mirza
refused
to
accept
his
counsel:
-
Since
you
have
sworn,
your
advice
won't
be
useful.
The
Crown
prince
arranged
his
troops
in
one
row,
stretching
fromImam's
grave
down
to
the
bank
of
the
Kur.
The
small
and
big
cannons
were
placed
on
anedge
of
a
hillock,
in
front
of
the
army
and
sarbazs.
He
himself
settled
above
it
towatch
the
troops
and
the
encounter
between
the
rivals.
The
Russian
army
from
the
otherside
also
got
together
and
arranged
a
regiment.
General
told:
-If
Qizilbashs
attack
them
from
two,
three
points
it
will
be
a
littlehard
to
overcome
them.
If
they
fight
from
one
point,
they
will
be
thrown
back
in
an
hour.
Then,
the
Commander-in-Chief
Paskevich
set
in
the
heart
of
the
army
and
put
GeneralMadatov
in
command
of
the
troops.
General
ordered
to
fill
the
cannons
with
chains
and
gun
bullets
andhide
them
in
a
pit
of
the
battlefield.
[He]
ordered
three
soldier
regiments
to
make
afiring-line.
From
this
side
the
bravest
sarbaz
detachment
of
Marand
andKaradagh
were
ordered
to
be
engaged
in
fight.
They
were
immediately
arranged
in
a
groupand
assaulted
fearlessly
crying,
"Ya
Ali!"
They
skirmished
with
them,
made
themretreat.
(138a)
At
that
time
the
Commander-in-Chief
Paskevich
wanted
the
drumsof
retreat
to
be
beaten,
until
on
the
other
day
they
could
devise
something.
GeneralMadataov
did
not
agree:
-They
are
not
like
the
European
troops.
As
soon
as
you
beat
the
drumsof
withdrawal,
they
will
immediately
mount
their
horses
and
scatter
our
troops.
Afterwards
the
Commander-in-Chief
ordered:
"You
have
your
will".
Then
general
ordered
to
open
a
simultaneous
fire
from
the
cannons
inthe
camp.
The
"dragon"[-like
cannons]
with
huge
mouths
started
firing
from
leftand
right,
rushing
like
mad
gipsies
with
yell
and
shouts
to
every
side
or
circling
like
aviolent
lunatic
with
thousands
of
chains
in
the
battlefield.
A
sudden
turbulence
occurredin
Abbas
Mirza's
army
and
its
brave
warriors
were
thrown
aback
in
a
completeconfusion.
Dead
bodies
fell
one
after
another.
The
violet
sky
hung
over
them,
and
thedeath
slapped
in
the
face
of
the
fate.
The
battlefield
was
dimmed
from
the
cloud
of
smoke.
When
the
air
was
cleared
from
gun
and
cannon
smoke,
those,
who
hid
themselves
from
fearand
remained
unharmed
(138b)
looked
for
their
friends,
and
not
finding
them,
took
toflight.
Some
of
them
even
had
no
time
for
using
their
arms,
so
they
retreated
with
gunsfilled
with
bullets.
On
seeing
this
Abbas
Mirza
descended
from
the
knoll,
where
hestood,
mounted
his
horse
and
took
to
flight
riding
his
horse
until
the
bank
of
the
Arax,
without
stopping
at
any
place.
All
the
[Qizilbash]
troops
turned
off
and
fled
away.
The
battle
lasted
an
hour
and
a
half,
whereas
the
fight
at
Shamkhorwent
on
three
-
four
hours.
In
the
same
night
the
fleeing
troops
of
Abbas
Mirzacovered
a
distance
from
Ganje
down
to
the
Khoda-Aferin
bridge.
During
the
battle
an
army
group
under
the
command
of
Allahyar
Khan,
anoutstanding
captain,
made
fortifications
on
a
hillock
and
settled
down
there.
After
theescape
of
Abbas
Mirza's
army,
they
fought
until
the
sunset
showing
solidity
andcourage.
At
the
close
of
the
day
General
[Madatov]
sent
a
message
to
them,
offering
tostop
the
useless
fight
and
submit,
thus,
saving
their
lives.
After
Abbas
Mirza's
retreat
his
two
cannons
were
left
on
thebank
of
the
Tartar
River
in
a
rice
field.
Oghurlu
Khan
was
sent
after
them,
but
he
couldnot
bring
them
back.
Therefore,
they
left
it
in
its
place
and
went
away.
The
retreating
prince
crossed
the
Arax
in
twenty-four
hours,
and,
therehe
had
Nazar
Ali
Khan
of
Marand
smothered
with
a
cord.
Soon
afterwards,
he
went
tomeet
shah,
who
had
then
come
and
stopped
at
Tavila
Sham.
He
laid
the
whole
blame
ofdefeats
and
misfortunes
on
both
Amir
Khan
Sardar
and
Nazar
Ali
Khan
(139a)for
weakness,
treachery
and
breaking
the
back
of
Iran.
Thence,
Fath
Ali
Shah
made
for
Araq,
while
Abbas
Mirza
-for
Tabriz...
After
this
significant
victory,
the
name
of
General
Madatov
became
veryfamous.
He
was
called
Madatov-Iranedof
and
many
verses
were
made
up
to
praise
him.
