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battle, nineteenth century

Bombardment of Odesa

Bombardment of Odesa was a battle fought in 1854 at Odesa, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Odesa. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Franco-British victory.

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Fought1854
WhereOdesa, Ukraine46.484N, 30.733E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFranco-British victory
BelligerentsRussiaagainstUnited Kingdom; France
Part ofCrimean War1853 to 1856

Where it sits in the Crimean War

Battle of Oltenița, 1853Battle of Pitsunda, 1853Battle of Akhaltsikhe, 1853Battle of Shekvetili, 1853Battle of Sinop, 1853Battle of Başgedikler, 1853Battle of Cetate, 1853Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Siege of Silistra (1854), 1854Bombardment of Odesa, 1854Battle of Nigoiti, 1854Battle of the Choloki, 1854Battle of Kurekdere, 1854Siege of Petropavlovsk, 1854Battle of Alma, 1854Battle of Balaclava, 1854Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854Thin Red Line, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 1854Battle of Eupatoria, 1855Battle of Malakoff, 1855Battle of Suomenlinna, 1855Battle of the Chernaya, 1855Battle of the Great Redan, 1855Battle of Kanghil, 1855Battle of Kinburn, 1855Battle of Enguri, 1855Siege of Taganrog, 1855Siege of Kars, 185518531855Bombardment of Odesa, 1854
29 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1854 (year precision)
PlaceOdesa, Ukraine
46.484N, 30.733E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthShore batteries and troops8 × steam paddle-wheel frigates; 1 × screw frigate; 1 × screw corvette; 1 × sailing frigate; 1 × screw ship; 6 × rocket-firing ship's boats
Casualties and losses5 killed, 15 wounded
Commanders
  • Dmitri Osten-Sacken
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas
Bombardment of OdesaBombardment of OdesaSiege of Odesa 1941Odessa OperationBattle of OdesaSiege of BerezanBattle of KinburnSiege of Odesa 1941Siege of BerezanChișinăuKhersonTiraspolIzmayilVoznesenskMykolayivDubăsari100 km46.484N, 30.733E
Placed at Odesa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Bombardment of Odesa is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4093048, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article 1854 bombardment of Odessa, revision 1380781424, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.