naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of the Dardanelles
Battle of the Dardanelles was a naval engagement fought in 1807 at Dardanelles, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Eighth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1806 to 1812. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 10 ships of the line, 1 frigate against 8 ships of the line, 6 frigates, more than 50 smaller ships.
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Where it sits in the Eighth Russo-Turkish War
Record
| Date | 1807 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Dardanelles, Turkey 40.013N, 26.158E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 10 ships of the line, 1 frigate | 8 ships of the line, 6 frigates, more than 50 smaller ships |
| Casualties and losses | 26 killed and 56 wounded | Up to 2,000 killed and wounded, 2 ships grounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Action of 26 May 1646 1646, 1.1 km NW
- First Battle of Krithia 1915, 3.7 km NE
- Landing at Cape Helles 1915, 4.1 km NE
- Battle of Kumkale 1915, 7.6 km SE
- Battle of Gully Ravine 1915, 7.8 km N
Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1646 and 1915.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Izmail 1806
- After: Battle of Athos 19 June 1807
- All 5 engagements of Eighth Russo-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1807
- Battle of Friedland Russia
- Battle of Eylau Poland
- Battle of Copenhagen Denmark
- Siege of Danzig Poland
- Battle of Heilsberg Poland
Battle of the Dardanelles is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25544, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Dardanelles (1807), revision 1370599141, 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.