Bombardment of Bomarsund
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The Bombardment of Bomarsund was an Anglo-French naval and land assault in 1854 during the Crimean War that destroyed a key Russian fortress in the Åland Islands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombardment of Bomarsund canonical | 2 |
| Siege of Bomarsund | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bombardment of Bomarsund Context triple: [Baltic campaign, hasPart, Bombardment of Bomarsund]
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Battle of Dutch Harbor
The Battle of Dutch Harbor was a World War II Japanese air attack on the U.S. naval base at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in June 1942, marking one of the few enemy assaults on North American soil and a key event in the Aleutian Islands campaign.
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Battle of Narvik
The Battle of Narvik was a 1940 World War II campaign in northern Norway involving fierce naval and land fighting between German and Allied forces over control of the strategically vital ice-free port of Narvik.
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Battle of the North Cape
The Battle of the North Cape was a World War II naval engagement in December 1943 in which British forces sank the German battleship Scharnhorst off Norway’s northern coast.
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D.
Battle of Helsinki
The Battle of Helsinki was a key 1918 clash in the Finnish Civil War in which German and White Finnish forces captured the capital from the Red Guards, significantly shifting the war’s momentum.
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E.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bombardment of Bomarsund Target entity description: The Bombardment of Bomarsund was an Anglo-French naval and land assault in 1854 during the Crimean War that destroyed a key Russian fortress in the Åland Islands.
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A.
Battle of Dutch Harbor
The Battle of Dutch Harbor was a World War II Japanese air attack on the U.S. naval base at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in June 1942, marking one of the few enemy assaults on North American soil and a key event in the Aleutian Islands campaign.
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B.
Battle of Narvik
The Battle of Narvik was a 1940 World War II campaign in northern Norway involving fierce naval and land fighting between German and Allied forces over control of the strategically vital ice-free port of Narvik.
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C.
Battle of the North Cape
The Battle of the North Cape was a World War II naval engagement in December 1943 in which British forces sank the German battleship Scharnhorst off Norway’s northern coast.
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D.
Battle of Helsinki
The Battle of Helsinki was a key 1918 clash in the Finnish Civil War in which German and White Finnish forces captured the capital from the Red Guards, significantly shifting the war’s momentum.
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E.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bombardment of Bomarsund
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surface form:
Siege of Bomarsund
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| attackingForceStrength | several British and French ships of the line and troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| category |
1854 in military history
ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ Battles involving Russia ⓘ Battles involving the United Kingdom ⓘ Naval battles of the Crimean War ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
French Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Imperial Russian Army
ⓘ
Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes
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Charles John Napier ⓘ Oskar Möller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Crimean War ⓘ |
| consequence | demilitarization of the Åland Islands (later confirmed by the Treaty of Paris 1856) ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1854-08-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied operations against Sveaborg ⓘ |
| fortificationType | coastal fortress ⓘ |
| garrisonStrength | approximately 2,000 Russian troops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
land assault on Bomarsund
ⓘ
naval bombardment of Bomarsund forts ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Åland Islands ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea
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Bomarsund, Åland Islands ⓘ Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ |
| notableShip |
French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne
ⓘ
HMS Duke of Wellington ⓘ HMS Edinburgh ⓘ |
| opponentFortification |
Brännklint Tower
ⓘ
Notvik Tower ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic Sea campaign of the Crimean War
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surface form:
Baltic theatre of the Crimean War
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| precededBy |
Baltic Sea campaign of the Crimean War
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surface form:
Blockade of the Russian Baltic coast (1854)
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| result |
Allied victory
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destruction of Bomarsund fortress ⓘ |
| startDate | 1854-08-08 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
neutralize Russian fortress in the Åland Islands
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secure control of approaches to the Gulf of Bothnia ⓘ |
| target | Bomarsund fortress ⓘ |
| treatyRelated | Treaty of Paris (1856) ⓘ |
| year | 1854 ⓘ |
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Subject: Bombardment of Bomarsund Description of subject: The Bombardment of Bomarsund was an Anglo-French naval and land assault in 1854 during the Crimean War that destroyed a key Russian fortress in the Åland Islands.
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