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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| Battle of Kinburn (1855) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Kinburn (1855) Context triple: [Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War, hasPart, Battle of Kinburn (1855)]
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Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop was a decisive 1853 naval engagement in which the Russian fleet annihilated an Ottoman squadron in Sinop harbor, helping trigger wider European intervention in the Crimean War.
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Battle of Chesma
The Battle of Chesma was a major 1770 naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which the Russian fleet decisively destroyed the Ottoman navy in the Aegean Sea.
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Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War
The Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War was the series of naval and coastal military operations fought primarily between Russia and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France, and Sardinia in and around the Black Sea from 1853 to 1856.
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Battle of the Sea of Azov
The Battle of the Sea of Azov was a World War II engagement in 1941 in which German and Axis forces encircled and destroyed significant Soviet troops near the Sea of Azov on the Eastern Front.
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Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was a major 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which British and French forces repelled a large Russian attack near Sevastopol, earning a reputation as a brutal, close-quarters "soldiers' battle."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Battle of Kinburn (1855) Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop was a decisive 1853 naval engagement in which the Russian fleet annihilated an Ottoman squadron in Sinop harbor, helping trigger wider European intervention in the Crimean War.
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B.
Battle of Chesma
The Battle of Chesma was a major 1770 naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which the Russian fleet decisively destroyed the Ottoman navy in the Aegean Sea.
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C.
Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War
The Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War was the series of naval and coastal military operations fought primarily between Russia and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France, and Sardinia in and around the Black Sea from 1853 to 1856.
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D.
Battle of the Sea of Azov
The Battle of the Sea of Azov was a World War II engagement in 1941 in which German and Axis forces encircled and destroyed significant Soviet troops near the Sea of Azov on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was a major 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which British and French forces repelled a large Russian attack near Sevastopol, earning a reputation as a brutal, close-quarters "soldiers' battle."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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Subject: Battle of Kinburn (1855) Description of subject: 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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