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Battle of Alexander Fort

Battle of Alexander Fort was a naval engagement fought on 21 May 1919 at Tupkaragan District, in what is now Kazakhstan. It was part of the Russian Civil War, which ran from 1917 to 1922. The recorded result: British-White Russian victory.

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Fought21 May 1919
WhereTupkaragan District, Kazakhstan44.517N, 50.267E
OutcomeBritish-White Russian victory
BelligerentsWhite Russia; United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstRussian SFSR
Part ofRussian Civil War1917 to 1922

Where it sits in the Russian Civil War

Battle of Bakhmut, 1910Civil War on the Don, 1917Battle of Kyiv, 1918Crimea Operation, 1918Capture of Kazan by the White Army, 1918Battle of Barnaul, 1918Battle of Tulgas, 1918Donbass-Don Operation, 1918Steppe March, 1918Battle for Mughan, 1918Assault on Ekaterinodar, 1918Battle of Mechové hoře, 1918Battle of Lake Baikal, 1918Battle of Saratovka and Antonovka, 1918Northern Caucasus Operation, 1918Counteroffensive of Southern Front, 1919Battle of Kyiv (December 1919), 1919Odessa Operation, 1919January 1919 uprising in Kharkiv, 1919Voronezh–Povorino Operation, 1919Offensive of the North-Western Army in Autumn 1919, 1919Battle of Kyiv, 1919Battle of Dolakovo, 1919Battle of Vystavka, 1919Evacuation of Odessa, 1919Buguruslan Operation, 1919Advance of the Northern Corps, 1919Battle of Alexander Fort, 1919Ufa Operation, 1919Vyoshenskaya Uprising, 1919Capture of Kiev by the White Army, 1919Lbischensky Raid, 1919Battle of Perehonivka, 1919Battle of Petrograd, 1919Battle of Orel, 1919Voronezh–Kastornoye operation, 1919Khopyor–Don Operation, 1919Kharkiv Operation, 1919Donbass Operation, 1919Siege of Perekop, 1920Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation, 1920Northern Caucasus Operation, 1920Ulagay's Landing, 1920Northern Taurida Operation, 1920Battle of Volochayevka, 192219101922Battle of Alexander Fort, 1919
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Record

Date21 May 1919
PlaceTupkaragan District, Kazakhstan
44.517N, 50.267E
KindNaval engagement, interwar and Second World War
Strength5 auxiliary cruisers, 1 seaplane carrier1 auxiliary cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 minelayer, 1 floating battery, 2 submarines, minor units
Casualties and losses2 auxiliary cruisers damaged. 5 killed, 7 wounded.1 auxiliary cruiser damaged. 1 destroyer, 1 minelayer, 1 floating battery and auxiliary units lost.
Battle of Alexander FortBattle of Alexander FortSiege of Fort AlexandrovskogoAqtauMangyshlak100 km44.517N, 50.267E
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Battle of Alexander Fort is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 17 in present-day Kazakhstan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4090284, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort, revision 1380740921, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.