Battle of the Great Redan

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The Battle of the Great Redan was a major assault by British forces on a key Russian defensive fortification during the Crimean War’s Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.

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Battle of the Great Redan canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Allied campaign in Crimea ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
combatantRole British offensive operation ⓘ
Russian defensive action ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
conflictType siege engagement ⓘ
countryInvolved Russian Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
fortificationAssaulted Great Redan ⓘ
hasObjective capture the Great Redan fortification ⓘ
hasResult British assault repulsed ⓘ
Russian defensive position held ⓘ
historicalRegion Russian Empire ⓘ
location Crimea ⓘ
Sevastopol ⓘ
militaryObjective breach Russian defenses around Sevastopol ⓘ
opponent Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

Russia ⓘ
partOf Allied operations against Sevastopol ⓘ
Siege of Sevastopol ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of the Malakoff ⓘ
assaults on Sevastopol ⓘ
strategicImportance key Russian defensive work protecting Sevastopol ⓘ
theater Black Sea theater ⓘ
linked to: Black Sea campaigns
timePeriod Crimean War ⓘ
typeOfFortification redan ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) → hasPart → Battle of the Great Redan ⓘ
Eastern Front of the Crimean War → majorBattle → Battle of the Great Redan ⓘ