British Baltic Fleet (1854–1855)
Fleet · United Kingdom · March 11, 1854 – November 30, 1855
The Royal Navy's Baltic fleet under Charles Napier and then Richard Dundas, working with a French squadron.
View on map Fought in Crimean War
Engagements 2
- August 8–16, 1854 Battle of Bomarsund
- August 9–10, 1855 Bombardment of Sveaborg
Movements
- March 11, 1854 Sails from Spithead Map
- June 20, 1854 – July 20, 1854 Blockades the Gulf of Finland from Nargen (approximate) Map
- August 8, 1854 – August 16, 1854 Lands the French troops and takes Bomarsund Battle of Bomarsund Map
- December 20, 1854 – April 4, 1855 Back at Spithead (approximate) Map
- May 15, 1855 – August 8, 1855 Returns to the Gulf of Finland (approximate) Map
- August 9, 1855 – August 10, 1855 Bombards Sveaborg with the French Bombardment of Sveaborg Map