Battle of Kinburn (1855)
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| Sinop – Petropavlovsk – Alma – Sevastopol – Balaclava – Inkerman – Eupatoria – Taganrog – Chernaya River – Kars – Malakhoff – Kinburn |
The Battle of Kinburn was a naval engagement during the final stage of the Crimean War. It took place on the tip of the Kinburn Peninsula on October 17, 1855. During the battle, a combined British and French force engaged Russian forts on shore.
The battle is notable as an early success of ironclad warships. Although frequently hit, the French ships destroyed the Russian forts within four hours, suffering minimal casualties in the process. This battle, as well as the Battle of Sinope, convinced contemporary navies to abandon wooden warships and focus on armour plating.
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- 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica - Article on Armour Plates
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