A Truthful History

Paskevich went to Erevan, drew his big cannons to Sardarabad. InSeptember of the same year he began bombarding the fortress: he razed its walls and towersto the ground and conquered it capturing immense booty and food supplies. (146b) Thence, in October of the same year he marched to the fortress of Erevan. Several days he fired onthe northern wall of the town from his cannons, destroyed it and reduced to ashes. Inspite of the efforts exerted by its inhabitants, the city was captured in the end. HasanKhan and other officials were imprisoned. After settling the matters there [Paskevich]headed for Khoy and waged war against Abbas Mirza.