Battle of the Dardanelles

The naval Battle of the Dardanelles took place on 10-11 May 1807 during the Russo-Turkish War (1806-12, part of the Napoleonic Wars). It was fought between the Russian and Ottoman navies near the Dardanelles Strait. The Russians were victorious. As the Turkish capital, Istanbul, heavily depended on maritime supply, Russia's Vice-Admiral Dmitry Senyavin, in charge of ten ships of the line and a frigate, established a blockade of the Dardanelles on... more
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