Etat de'l'interieur du fort de Kil-Bouroun apres la prise, 19 Octobre 1855, 1856

State of the interior of the fort of kil-bouroun after the capture, 19 october 1855 taken from a lithographic print series (our memories of kil-bouroun during the winter spent in the dnieper liman 1855-1856. ) 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.