Historical place archive

Petropavlovsk in History

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

4 records2 event labels3 people1854–1854

Historical events in Petropavlovsk

1854

30 August 1854
Death of David Price
David Price · Crimean War

Dies during the opening phase of the Allied operation against Petropavlovsk.

30 August 1854
Siege of Petropavlovsk
David Price · Crimean War

Commands the British Pacific squadron at the opening of the attack on Petropavlovsk.

31 August 1854
Siege of Petropavlovsk
Frederick Nicolson · Crimean War

Assumes senior British naval responsibility after Price's death during the Petropavlovsk operation.

September 1854
Siege of Petropavlovsk
Edward Marshall · Crimean War

Commands HMS Virago in the Allied squadron attacking Petropavlovsk.

Provenance

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