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 attacked a Russian fortress. It was the only major action of the war to take place at Bomarsund in the Baltic Sea.
| 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 | |||||||
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United Kingdom France | Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles Napier Alexandre Deschenes | Jakob Bodisco | ||||||
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32,000 25 paddle sloops | 3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 85 killed and wounded |
53 killed and wounded 2,000 captured | ||||||
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