Pavel Nakhimov30 November 1853
Destroys an Ottoman squadron at Sinope.
Russia · Warfare / Crimean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Destroys an Ottoman squadron at Sinope.
Attacks the Turkish Admiral Hussein Pasha, the Turkish flotilla is destroyed.
The Russians destroy the Turkish Fleet at Sinope. Destruction of Turkish ships provide Great Britain and France a reason for declaring war against Russia.
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