Battle of Kinburn (1855)
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The Battle of Kinburn (1855) was a late-Crimean War engagement in which Anglo-French forces used newly introduced ironclad floating batteries to bombard and capture the Russian fortress of Kinburn at the mouth of the Dnieper River.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kinburn (1855) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Crimean War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bombardment of Kinburn (1855) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Russian Empire
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Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Black Sea coastal campaign of the Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
France
NERFINISHED
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Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Rigault de Genouilly
NERFINISHED
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Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolay Aleksandrovich Bodisko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Crimean War ⓘ |
| conflictType |
naval engagement
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siege and bombardment ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1855-10-17 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1855-10-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied operations in the Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| fortification | Kinburn Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Dnieper–Bug estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | bombardment of Kinburn Fortress ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| introducedTechnology | armored floating battery in combat ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Russian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
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Kinburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinburn Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ mouth of the Dnieper River ⓘ |
| navalForce |
Anglo-French fleet
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Russian coastal defense squadron ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first combat use of ironclad floating batteries ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the Russian fortress of Kinburn ⓘ |
| outcome | Russian fortress of Kinburn surrendered ⓘ |
| partOf | Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated effectiveness of armored warships against masonry forts
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influenced later development of seagoing ironclads ⓘ |
| startDate | 1855-10-17 ⓘ |
| strategicGoal | neutralize Russian defenses at the Dnieper–Bug estuary ⓘ |
| tactic | naval bombardment of coastal fortifications ⓘ |
| theater | Black Sea theater of the Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Paixhans gun
NERFINISHED
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ironclad floating battery ⓘ |
| year | 1855 ⓘ |
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