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Siege of Petropavlovsk

Siege of Petropavlovsk was a naval engagement fought on 1 September 1854 at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Attack of the Russian port of Petropavlovsk by a French and British fleet in September 1854 during the Crimean war
Attack of the Russian port of Petropavlovsk by a French and British fleet in September 1854 during the Crimean war. Alexey Bogolyubov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 September 1854
WherePetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia53.014N, 158.642E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; Second French EmpireagainstRussian Empire
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

Date1 September 1854
to 28 August 1854
PlacePetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
53.014N, 158.642E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength6 warships2,600 men; 218 cannons920–1,013 men; (excluding officers); 40 shore cannons; 1 frigate Aurora 22 guns 1 transport Dwina 5 guns
Casualties and losses26 killed and missing; 79 wounded.:26 killed and missing; 78 wounded.; Total (official allied estimates): 209 casualties.; Russian estimate:up to 400 killed and wounded.
Commanders
  • Auguste Febvrier-Despointes
  • Frederick Nicolson
  • Vasily Zavoyko
  • Yevfimy Putyatin
Siege of PetropavlovskSiege of PetropavlovskOktyabrskyBol'sheretsk100 km53.014N, 158.642E
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Allied attack on Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, 1854
Allied attack on Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, 1854. Vladimir, Zenone Volpicelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Siege of Petropavlovsk is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815197, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Petropavlovsk, revision 1370744433, 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.