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Battle of the Dardanelles (1807) 1807

Battle of the Dardanelles (1807): Athosbattle
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1807Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationTurkeyNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictEighth Russo-Turkish WarWikidata P361
Coordinates40.0126, 26.1580Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of the Dardanelles took place on 22 May (10 MayOld Style) 1807 as a part of the Napoleonic Wars during the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812. It was fought between the Russian and Ottoman navies near the Dardanelles Strait.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of the Dardanelles (1807) (revision 1370599141), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

40.0126, 26.1580 · Turkey

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