Bombardment of Odessa

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event in the Crimean War military engagement naval bombardment

The Bombardment of Odessa was a major 1854 naval attack by British and French forces against the Russian Black Sea port city of Odessa during the Crimean War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Crimean War ⓘ military engagement ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ
belligerent	Russian Empire ⓘ Second Empire of France ⓘ surface form: Second French Empire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
combatant	French Navy ⓘ Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
conflict	Crimean War ⓘ
conflictScope	naval-only engagement ⓘ
conflictType	naval operation ⓘ
country	Russian Empire ⓘ
date	1854 ⓘ
describedAs	major 1854 naval attack on Odessa by British and French forces ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
followedBy	Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
hasCause	Anglo-French naval operations against Russian ports ⓘ Crimean War hostilities in the Black Sea ⓘ
hasEffect	demonstrated Anglo-French naval superiority in the Black Sea ⓘ increased pressure on Russian coastal defenses ⓘ
hasParticipant	Russian Empire ⓘ Second Empire of France ⓘ surface form: Second French Empire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Crimean War period ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Odesa ⓘ surface form: Odesa, Ukraine
location	Black Sea ⓘ Odesa ⓘ surface form: Odessa
objective	to neutralize Russian naval and military facilities at Odessa ⓘ to punish Russian forces for attacks on allied shipping ⓘ
opponent	Russian Empire ⓘ Second Empire of France ⓘ surface form: Second French Empire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
partOf	Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War ⓘ surface form: Anglo-French Black Sea campaign Crimean War ⓘ
pointInTime	mid-19th century ⓘ
result	Anglo-French tactical success ⓘ damage to port installations in Odessa ⓘ destruction of military facilities in Odessa ⓘ
target	Odesa ⓘ surface form: Russian Black Sea port of Odessa Russian coastal batteries at Odessa ⓘ Russian military depots in Odessa ⓘ
theatre	Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War ⓘ surface form: Black Sea theatre of the Crimean War
usedForceType	naval artillery ⓘ warships ⓘ

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Crimean War → hasPart → Bombardment of Odessa ⓘ

Battle of Sinop → relatedEvent → Bombardment of Odessa ⓘ