1854 bombardment of Odessa

Bombardment of Odessa
	Part of the Crimean War
	; Bombardment of Odessa, showing the explosion of the Imperial Mole
Date	22 April 1854
Location	Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Result	Franco-British victory
Belligerents
Russia	United Kingdom; France
Commanders and leaders
Dmitri Osten-Sacken	James Dundas
Strength
Shore batteries and troops	8 × steam paddle-wheel frigates; 1 × screw frigate; 1 × screw corvette; 1 × sailing frigate; 1 × screw ship; 6 × rocket-firing ship's boats;
Casualties and losses
	5 killed, 15 wounded

The Bombardment of Odessa was an action during the Crimean War in which a joint Anglo-French squadron of warships attacked the Russian port of Odessa.

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