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naval engagement, notable, First World War

Battle of Lake Baikal

Battle of Lake Baikal was a naval engagement fought in 1918 at Lake Baikal, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lake Baikal. It was part of the Russian Civil War, which ran from 1917 to 1922. The recorded result: Czechoslovak victory. Recorded strength: 2 steamships armed with 4 howitzers against The ships Baikal and Angara, defense of Mysovsk and an armored train.

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Fought1918
WhereLake Baikal, Russia53.303N, 108.005E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCzechoslovak victory
BelligerentsCzechoslovak LegionagainstRussian 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 Lake Baikal, 1918
48 placed engagements of the Russian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1918 (year precision)
PlaceLake Baikal, Russia
53.303N, 108.005E
KindNaval engagement, First World War
Strength2 steamships armed with 4 howitzersThe ships Baikal and Angara, defense of Mysovsk and an armored train
Casualties and losses19 men killed in action or missing in actionBaikal severely damaged, harbor and train station destroyed
Commanders
  • Radola Gajda
Battle of Lake BaikalBattle of Lake Baikal100 km53.303N, 108.005E
Placed at Lake Baikal; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Lake Baikal is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11153274, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lake Baikal, revision 1370267806, 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.