Brännklint Tower
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Brännklint Tower was a key defensive fortification within the Russian Bomarsund fortress complex in the Åland Islands, targeted during the 1854 Anglo-French bombardment in the Crimean War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brännklint Tower canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive tower
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Second French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Russian military engineers ⓘ |
| conflict | Crimean War Baltic theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide | Russian Empire in the Crimean War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfConstruction | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| function | key defensive fortification within Bomarsund complex ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Russian troops ⓘ |
| heritageContext | remains associated with Bomarsund fortress ruins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sund, Åland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Åland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bomarsund fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bomarsund fortress complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMilitaryConflict | Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | protected approaches to Bomarsund fortress ⓘ |
| targetedIn | Anglo-French bombardment of Bomarsund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery position
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1854 ⓘ |
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