Historical place archive

Black Sea in History

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

4 records3 event labels3 people1854–1854

Historical events in Black Sea

1854

1854
Black Sea Fleet
Edmund Lyons · Crimean War

Serves in naval operations supporting the Crimean expedition.

1854
Black Sea Fleet
James Whitley Deans Dundas · Crimean War

Commands the British Black Sea fleet during the opening year of Anglo-French operations against Russia.

3 January 1854
Black Sea Allied Fleet Deployment
George Hamilton-Gordon · Crimean War

British and French warships enter the Black Sea, increasing pressure on Russia while supporting the Ottoman alliance.

4 January 1854
Allied Fleet Enters Black Sea
James Whitley Deans Dundas · Crimean War

Leads British warships into the Black Sea as Allied naval pressure on Russia increases.

Provenance

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