Battle of the Great Redan

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The Battle of the Great Redan was a major assault by British forces on a key Russian defensive fortification during the Crimean War’s Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.

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Battle of the Great Redan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith Allied campaign in Crimea
belligerent British Army
Imperial Russian Army
combatantRole British offensive operation
Russian defensive action
conflict Crimean War
conflictType siege engagement
countryInvolved Russian Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
era 19th century
fortificationAssaulted Great Redan
hasObjective capture the Great Redan fortification
hasResult British assault repulsed
Russian defensive position held
historicalRegion Russian Empire
location Crimea
Sevastopol
militaryObjective breach Russian defenses around Sevastopol
opponent Great Britain
surface form: Britain

Russia
partOf Allied operations against Sevastopol
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
relatedEvent assault on the Malakoff
surface form: Battle of the Malakoff

assaults on Sevastopol
strategicImportance key Russian defensive work protecting Sevastopol
theater Black Sea campaigns
surface form: Black Sea theater
timePeriod Crimean War
typeOfFortification redan

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Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) hasPart Battle of the Great Redan
Eastern Front of the Crimean War majorBattle Battle of the Great Redan