Philippe Colombe
Philippe Colombe (d. March 1722) was a Safavid artillery commander of French origin.
Biography
Colombe was a native of Paris.[1] He had served in the Imperial Russian Army, but had later left it for Safavid Iran.[1] During the decisive battle against the rebelious Afghans in March 1722, at Gulnabad, Colombe was in command of the artillery corps (although he was nominally under Ahmad Khan, the qurchi-bashi), which hosted 24 cannons.[1] Colombe and his corps were left unprotected, and they were fiercely attacked by the Afghans who killed Colombe and his men.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Floor & Herzig 2015, p. 319.
Sources
- Floor, Willem; Herzig, Edmund (2015). Iran and the World in the Safavid Age. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1780769905.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Mikaberidze, Alexander (2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 352. ISBN 978-1598843378.