naval engagement, major, nineteenth century
Battle of Sinop
Battle of Sinop was a naval engagement fought on 30 November 1853 at Sinop, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Russian victory; France and Britain enter the Crimean War.
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Record
| Date | 30 November 1853 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Sinop, Turkey 42.020N, 35.150E | |
| Part of | Crimean War (1853 to 1856) | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Russian victory; France and Britain enter the Crimean War | |
| Belligerents | Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire; Egypt Eyalet |
| Commanders | Pavel Nakhimov | Osman Pasha (naval officer) |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Sinope 1214, 0.8 km
- Siege of Sinope 71 BC, 0.8 km
- Battle of Protopachium 89 BC, 48 km
- Battle of Halys 82 BC, 74 km
- Siege of Amisus 73 BC, 130 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Akhaltsikhe 13 November 1853
- After: Battle of Başgedikler 1 December 1853
- All 24 engagements of Crimean War
Elsewhere in 1853
- Siege of Ak-Mechet Kazakhstan
Battle of Sinop is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q427958, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sinop, revision 1382310339, 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.