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Battle of Kinburn

Battle of Kinburn was a naval engagement fought on 17 October 1855 at Kinburn, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Anglo-French victory. Recorded strength: 10 ships of the line; 3 ironclad batteries; 8,000 soldiers against 1,500 soldiers; 80 guns.

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Fought17 October 1855
WhereKinburn, Ukraine46.561N, 31.524E
OutcomeAnglo-French victory
BelligerentsFrench Empire; United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses2 killed; 25 woundedand400
Part ofCrimean War1853 to 1856

Where it sits in the Crimean War

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28 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 October 1855
PlaceKinburn, Ukraine
46.561N, 31.524E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength10 ships of the line; 3 ironclad batteries; 8,000 soldiers1,500 soldiers; 80 guns
Casualties and losses2 killed; 25 wounded400
Commanders
  • Armand Joseph Bruat
  • Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1737 and 1855.

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Elsewhere in 1855

Battle of Kinburn is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2986186, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kinburn (1855), revision 1370445410, 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.