Battle of Bomarsund
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The Battle of Bomarsund, in August 1854, took place during the Åland War, which was part of the Crimean War, when an Anglo-French expeditionary force attacked a Russian fortress. It was the only major action of the war to take place at Bomarsund in the Baltic Sea.
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Battle of Bomarsund | |||||||
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Part of the Åland War and the Crimean War | |||||||
A sketch of the quarter deck of HMS Bulldog in Bomarsund, Edwin T. Dolby | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom France | Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles Napier Alexandre Deschenes | Jakob Bodisco | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
32,000 25 paddle sloops[1] | 3,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
85 killed and wounded[2] |
53 killed and wounded 2,000 captured |
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