The naval Battle of Kerch Strait took place on 19 July 1790 near Kerch, Crimea, was a victory for Imperial Russia over the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792.
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Battle of Kerch Strait By Afanasy de Paldo [ru]
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The Kerch Strait is a strait in Eastern Europe. It connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai
Battle of Kerch Strait (1790)
…Battle of (the) Kerch Strait Part of Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792 Battle of Kerch Strait By Afanasy de Paldo Date 19 July 1790 Location Kerch Strait, Crimea Result Russian victory Belligerents Russian Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders and leaders Counter Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov Kapudan-ı…
Views of the Cimmerian Bosporus, or Straits of Taman, as drawn by Edward Daniel Clarke c. 1801
View from the Crimean coast in 2003
View northwest from Tuzla Island towards Port Krym in 2014. The strait is about 5 km wide at this point.
Crimean Bridge in 2019