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Capture of Kerch

Great Britain · Warfare / Crimean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1855Date range
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Chronological records

1855

Sherard Osborn24 May 1855

Kerch · Warfare / Crimean War

Takes part in the Allied seizure of Kerch that opens the Sea of Azov to naval operations.

Names involved

Sherard Osborn

Provenance

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