Historical place archive

Kerch in History

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

2 records2 event labels2 people1855–1855

Historical events in Kerch

1855

24 May 1855
Capture of Kerch
Sherard Osborn · Crimean War

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

24 May 1855
Sea of Azov
Edmund Lyons · Crimean War

Supports operations disrupting Russian supplies through the Sea of Azov.

Provenance

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