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Siege of Taganrog

Siege of Taganrog was a siege conducted on 24 November 1855 at Taganrog, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: See "Conclusion".

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Russian engraving showing the first siege attempt (dated May 22, 1855) by the British and French
Russian engraving showing the first siege attempt (dated May 22, 1855) by the British and French. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 November 1855
WhereTaganrog, Russia47.233N, 38.900E
OutcomeSee "Conclusion"
BelligerentsRussiaagainstUnited Kingdom; France
Part ofCrimean War1853 to 1856

Where it sits in the Crimean War

Battle of Oltenița, 1853Battle of Pitsunda, 1853Battle of Akhaltsikhe, 1853Battle of Shekvetili, 1853Battle of Sinop, 1853Battle of Başgedikler, 1853Battle of Cetate, 1853Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Siege of Silistra (1854), 1854Battle of Nigoiti, 1854Battle of the Choloki, 1854Battle of Kurekdere, 1854Siege of Petropavlovsk, 1854Battle of Alma, 1854Battle of Balaclava, 1854Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854Thin Red Line, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 1854Battle of Eupatoria, 1855Battle of Malakoff, 1855Battle of Suomenlinna, 1855Battle of the Chernaya, 1855Battle of the Great Redan, 1855Battle of Kanghil, 1855Battle of Kinburn, 1855Battle of Enguri, 1855Siege of Taganrog, 1855Siege of Kars, 185518531855Siege of Taganrog, 1855
28 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 November 1855
to August 1855
PlaceTaganrog, Russia
47.233N, 38.900E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
StrengthRussia; 3,200 men; 3 warships: Унылая ("Cheerless"); Секстант ("Sextant"); Акерманъ ("Akkerman"); 2 barges; 3 armed launchesUnited Kingdom; 2 paddle gunboats; 1 armed raft; 1 unarmed paddle tug; 1 unarmed steam packet; 12 armed launches; France; 2 paddle gunboats; 4 launches
Casualties and losses470 killed and wounded, including civilians; 3 warships destroyed1 wounded; 3 prisoners; 1 gunboat destroyed
Commanders
  • Yegor Tolstoy
  • Ivan Krasnov
  • Edmund Moubray Lyons
  • Armand Joseph Bruat
Siege of TaganrogSiege of TaganrogBattle of the Tanais RiverBattle of the Kalka RiverCapture of GorlovkaBattle of Salgyr Yana SalaBattle of NovopavlivkaBattle of the Tanais RiverBattle of the Kalka RiverCapture of GorlovkaBattle of Salgyr Yana SalaDonetskShakhtyYeyskNovocherkasskBerdyanskNovoshakhtinsk100 km47.233N, 38.900E
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Siege of Taganrog 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 Q2590545, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Taganrog, revision 1383717976, 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.