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Floating Batteries at the Capture of Kinburn. Date October 17, 1855 Location Kinburn Forts, estuary at the mouth of the Dnieper and Bug rivers, Russia Opponents (* winner) *French Russians Approx. # Troops 3 ironclad floating batteries 5 forts with 81 guns Importance Demonstrates the superiority of ironclad warships over those of wood. The Battle […]

A European coalition united by the cause of Greek liberty defeats the Turkish navy to create an independent Greek state and further weaken the grip of the Ottoman Empire in Europe Early on a bright Saturday morning in October 1827, a combined fleet of British, French and Russian warships was slowly manoeuvring into line a […]