The Battle of Sinop

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:casualties Ottoman fleet destroyed
Russian fleet minimal losses
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Pavel_Nakhimov
gptkb:Osman_Pasha
gptkbp:date 30 November 1853
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Russian_Black_Sea_Fleet
gptkb:Ottoman_fleet
gptkbp:followedBy Anglo-French declaration of war on Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Sinop
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sinop,_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:notableFor use of explosive shells by Russians
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkbp:precededBy Russo-Turkish tensions
gptkbp:result Russian victory
gptkbp:significance Precipitated British and French entry into Crimean War
Last major battle between sailing ships
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexey_Bogolyubov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7