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Battle of Eupatoria

Battle of Eupatoria was a battle fought on 17 February 1855 at Yevpatoriya, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Bataille d'Eupatoria (1854). Huile sur bois. Musée des beaux-arts, Nantes.
Bataille d'Eupatoria (1854). Huile sur bois. Musée des beaux-arts, Nantes.. Adolphe Yvon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 February 1855
WhereYevpatoriya, Russia45.194N, 33.368E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Khedivate of Egypt; Second French Empire; United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstRussia
Casualties and losses91 killed; 286 woundedand168 killed; 583 wounded; 18 missing
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, 185518531855Battle of Eupatoria, 1855
29 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 February 1855
PlaceYevpatoriya, Russia
45.194N, 33.368E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength31,600 Turkish infantry, cavalry, and artillery; 1,000 Tatars; 276 French Sailors; 34 Cannons; 4 British steamers; 1 Ottoman frigate; 1 French frigate17,924 Russian infantry, cavalry, and artillery; 634 Greek volunteers; 325 Cossacks; 108 Cannons
Casualties and losses91 killed; 286 wounded168 killed; 583 wounded; 18 missing
Commanders
  • Omar Pasha
  • Mehmet Iskender Pasha
  • Selim Fathi Pasha
  • Robert Cannon (Behram Pasha)
  • Armand-Octave-Marie d'Allonville
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Battle of Eupatoria is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1573604, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Eupatoria, revision 1382021328, read 2026-11-14, 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.