Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov16 August 1855
Orders the Russian attempt to break the siege at the Chernaya River, which ends in defeat.
Russia · Warfare / Crimean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Orders the Russian attempt to break the siege at the Chernaya River, which ends in defeat.
Fails in the last major attempt to relieve Sevastopol.
Commands Russian troops during the failed attempt to relieve Sevastopol at the Chernaya River.
Commands Russian troops during the unsuccessful attack on Allied positions at the Chernaya River.
Participates in the Russian attempt to relieve pressure on Sevastopol at the Chernaya River.
Commands a Russian corps in the attack at the Chernaya River and is killed during the fighting.
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