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Battle of Malakoff

September 8, 1855 · Battle of Malakoff

Part of Crimean War

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

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Allies

France
Aimable Pélissier military commander Patrice de MacMahon military commander

Russia

Russian Empire
Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov military commander