Historical place archive

Kinburn in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kinburn in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels2 people1855–1855

Historical events in Kinburn

1855

17 October 1855
Armoured Batteries
Armand Joseph Bruat · Crimean War

Oversees French armoured floating batteries whose heavy fire demonstrates the value of protected steam warships.

17 October 1855
Battle of Kinburn
Armand Joseph Bruat · Crimean War

Uses armored floating batteries during the attack on Kinburn.

17 October 1855
Battle of Kinburn
Charles Penaud · Crimean War

Helps command French naval forces during the attack on the Russian fortress at Kinburn.

Provenance

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