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Battle of Sinop

Battle of Sinop was a naval engagement fought on 30 November 1853 at Sinop, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Russian victory; France and Britain enter the Crimean War.

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Battle of Sinop
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Fought30 November 1853
WhereSinop, Turkey42.020N, 35.150E
OutcomeRussian victory; France and Britain enter the Crimean War
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire; Egypt Eyalet
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 Sinop, 1853
29 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 November 1853
PlaceSinop, Turkey
42.020N, 35.150E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Commanders
  • Pavel Nakhimov
  • Osman Pasha (naval officer)
Battle of SinopBattle of SinopSiege of SinopeSiege of SinopeBattle of ProtopachiumBattle of HalysBombardment of SamsunBattle of ProtopachiumBattle of HalysBombardment of SamsunKastamonu100 km42.020N, 35.150E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 71 BC and 1853.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1853

Battle of Sinop is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q427958, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sinop, revision 1382310339, 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.