Battle of Bomarsund

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 besieged, captured, and subsequently destroyed 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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1854  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, France, Russian Empire, Grand Duchy of Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Finland, 

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1854 Battle of Bomarsund

1720-08-07T00:00:00Z

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1720 Battle of Grengam

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1918-09-01T00:00:00Z

1918 Invasion of Åland

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Les Diverses Phases De La Question d'Orient.Nº42. G.8912 (1 of 2)

Les Diverses Phases De La Question d'Orient.Nº42. G.8912 (2 of 2)

Une Mascarade.nº52. G.8922 (1 of 2)

A sketch of the quarter deck of HMS Bulldog in Bomarsund, Åland, Russian Empire (now Finland)

Escadre franco-anglaise devant Bomarsund

Une Mascarade.nº52. G.8922 (2 of 2)

Attaque de Bomarsund - estampe - btv1b53020565f

Hecla in Bomarsund

William Hutcheon Hall

Final Attack on Bomarsund

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Godby	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1720	Battle of Grengam	Sweden, Tsardom of Russia, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1854	Battle of Bomarsund	France, Russian Empire, Grand Principality of Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Invasion of Åland	battle	Wikidata
site	fort	1832	Bomarsund	ruins, fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Les Diverses Phases De La Question d'Orient.Nº42. G.8912 (1 of 2)		Commons
commons	image		Les Diverses Phases De La Question d'Orient.Nº42. G.8912 (2 of 2)		Commons
commons	image		Une Mascarade.nº52. G.8922 (1 of 2)		Commons
commons	image		A sketch of the quarter deck of HMS Bulldog in Bomarsund, Åland, Russian Empire (now Finland)		Commons
commons	image		Escadre franco-anglaise devant Bomarsund		Commons
commons	image		Une Mascarade.nº52. G.8922 (2 of 2)		Commons
commons	image		Attaque de Bomarsund - estampe - btv1b53020565f		Commons
commons	image		Hecla in Bomarsund		Commons
commons	image		William Hutcheon Hall		Commons
commons	image		Final Attack on Bomarsund		Commons