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Battle of Malakoff

September 8, 1855 · Battle of Malakoff

Result French victory

French troops under MacMahon stormed the Malakoff redoubt, forcing the Russians to give up Sevastopol.

On the map Contemporaries

Allies

Russia

France

Russian Empire

Patrice de MacMahon military commander

Aimable Pélissier military commander

Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 70,500
Casualties: 7,546–10,000

Strength: 59,500
Casualties: 13,000