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Battle of Malakoff

Battle of Malakoff was a battle fought on 18 June 1855 at Sevastopol, in what is now Russia; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: French victory; 1st assault repulsed; 2nd assault successful.

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The taking of the Malakoff Redoubt by the French General Mac Mahon and his Zouaves.
The taking of the Malakoff Redoubt by the French General Mac Mahon and his Zouaves.. Horace Vernet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 June 1855lasted 3 months
WhereSevastopol, Russia44.604N, 33.549E
OutcomeFrench victory; 1st assault repulsed; 2nd assault successful
BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstRussian Empire
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 Malakoff, 1855
29 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 June 1855
to 8 September 1855
PlaceSevastopol, Russia
44.604N, 33.549E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength70,500; 1st assault: 28,000
Commanders
Battle of MalakoffBattle of MalakoffSiege of SevastopolSiege of SevastopolBattle of the Great RedanBattle of InkermanBattle of BalaclavaBattle of InkermanSimferopolYevpatoriyaDzhankoy100 km44.604N, 33.549E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1434 and 1941.

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Elsewhere in 1855

Battle of Malakoff 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 Q586204, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Malakoff, revision 1370448672, 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.