Battle of Bomarsund

Battle of Bomarsund
Part of the Åland War and the Crimean War

A painting of the battle by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
Date3 – 16 August 1854
Location
Result Anglo–French victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 France
 Russia
Commanders and leaders
Charles Napier
Alexandre Deschenes
Jakob Bodisco
Strength
32,000
25 paddle sloops[1]
3,000[1]
Casualties and losses
85 killed and wounded[2] 53 killed and wounded
2,000 captured
Computer generated image of Bomarsund. Note: the roads and bridge are modern and not from 1854.

The Battle of Bomarsund, in August 1854, took place during the Åland War, which was part of the Crimean War, when an Anglo-French expeditionary force attacked a Russian fortress. It was the only major action of the war to take place at Bomarsund in the Baltic Sea.

  1. ^ a b Tyrrell, Henry (1858). The History of the War with Russia. Volume 3. p. 334.
  2. ^ Troupes de Marines.org