Prise de Kil-Bouroun par les escadres combinees sous les ordres de l'Amiral Bruat et de l'Arimal Lyons, 17 Octobre 1855, 1856

Capture of kil-bouroun by the combined squadrons under the orders of admiral bruat and arimal lyons, 17 october 1855 taken from a lithographic print series commemorating the battle of kinburn (kil-bouroun) on the south bank of the dnieper river near the crimea. On 17 october 1855, during the crimean war, the french and british navies attacked the russian outpost there with a fleet of ironclad ships, destroying the fortifications within hours and suffering only light damage. Date: 1856.