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...
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Bomarsund may refer to: Bomarsund, Åland, fortress in the Åland Islands, in the Baltic Sea Bomarsund, Northumberland, village in Northumberland, England...
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The Bomarsund Bridge (Swedish: Bomarsunds bro) connects Bomarsund with the Prästö island in the Sund municipality of Åland. v t e v t e...
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Sund, Åland (redirect from Bomarsund, Åland)
victory in the Finnish War of 1808-1809, the Russians began to build the Bomarsund Fortress in Sund in 1832 in accordance with the orders of Tsar Nicholas...
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Bomarsund is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Bedlington, and just south of Stakeford. The village grew around...
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empire took Åland and Finland. In 1854, British and French forces attacked Bomarsund. The Åland Islands were then demilitarised until 1906. In 1918, Swedish...
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and the allied France and Britain. The war is named after the Battle of Bomarsund in Åland. Although the name of the war refers to Åland, skirmishes were...
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Silistra, 5 April – 25 June 1854 First Battle of Bomarsund, 21 June 1854 Second Battle of Bomarsund, 15 August 1854 Siege of Petropavlovsk, 30–31 August...
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age 20, he had become a mate. For his gallantry during the Battle of Bomarsund of the Crimean War, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for the following...
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Russian Empire started to fortify the islands, with the great fortress of Bomarsund. In 1854, as part of the campaign in the Baltic during the Crimean War...
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time part of the three big mid-Northumberland collieries (Ashington, Bomarsund and Choppington). In 2011 the parish had a population of 9787. The parish...
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Baltic Sea became subject for Allied attacks, specifically Suomenlinna and Bomarsund in Åland during the Åland War. As newspapers were printed in Swedish and...
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Helsinki; and Kronstadt, which guards Saint Petersburg; and they destroyed Bomarsund in Åland. After the unification of Germany in 1871, the whole southern...
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Chaonia And others Chufut-Kale Mangup Vorontsov Palace Ahu Vinapu Ingapirca Bomarsund Fortress Suomenlinna Anakopia Fortress Ateni Sioni Church Bagrati Cathedral...
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an Ottoman fort but are repelled Åland War and Crimean War Battle of Bomarsund Aug Crimean War Battle of Kurekdere 6 Aug Battle of Alma 20 Sep British...
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the expeditionary force destined for the Baltic Sea. After capturing Bomarsund, Baraguey d'Hilliers was promoted to Marshal of France and made a Senator...
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important despatches from the Czar which were being sent via Vårdö to Bomarsund. "They lay in wait for three days until five Russians arrived on 12 August...
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Kärnäkoski Fortress Järvitaipale Fortress Utti Fortress Liikkala Fortress Bomarsund Fortress 20th-century fortresses Peter the Great's Naval Fortress Krepost...
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of the cathedral, 700 000 bricks were brought over in barges from the Bomarsund Fortress that had been demolished in the Crimean War. The iconostasis...
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Åland Mainland by the Bomarsund Bridge crossing the narrow Bomarsund Strait. Prästö is located next to the ruins of the Bomarsund Fortress, the place of...
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by French and British soldiers and sailors, of the Russian fortress of Bomarsund on Åland, which were temporarily liberated from Russian rule and which...
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although it never had a mine as this was located in the adjacent village of Bomarsund. Stakeford has several shops and a primary school. Today Stakeford forms...
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Kärnäkoski Fortress Järvitaipale Fortress Utti Fortress Liikkala Fortress Bomarsund Fortress 20th-century fortresses Peter the Great's Naval Fortress Krepost...
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the death of his brother. August 16 – Battle of Bomarsund: Russian troops on the island of Bomarsund, in Åland, surrender to French–British troops. August...
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captain of HMS Driver in the Baltic Expedition, and was actively engaged at Bomarsund and Åbo.As a reward he was promoted to the rank of commander. In 1862...
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The Battle of Bomarsund during the Åland War (1854–1856), the part of the Crimean War...
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fästning Savitaipale 1791 Partly ruined Bomarsund Fortress Bomarsundin linnoitus Bomarsunds fästning Bomarsund 1832 Ruined Svartholm fortress Svartholman...
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and celebrated the British-French victory over Russia at the Battle of Bomarsund in Åland in August 1854. Polish émigrés associated with the Hôtel Lambert...
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Kärnäkoski Fortress Järvitaipale Fortress Utti Fortress Liikkala Fortress Bomarsund Fortress 20th-century fortresses Peter the Great's Naval Fortress Krepost...
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alliance launched an Anglo-French amphibious operation against Russia at Bomarsund, Finland on 8 August 1854. During the American Civil War of 1861–1865...
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