Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov was a Russian general of the artillery from the Gorchakov family, who commanded the Russian forces in the latter stages of the Crimean War and later served as the
Portrait by Jan Ksawery Kaniewski, 1860
1871 portrait by Egor Ivanovich Botman
1849 lithograph by August Strixner
Battle of the Great Redan
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The Battle of the Great Redan was a major battle during the Crimean War, fought between British forces against Russia on 18 June and 8 September 1855 as a part of the Siege of Sevastopol. The French a
Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
…the Crimean War and later served as the namestnik of Poland from 1856 until his death. His military career included remarkable successes, such as the Battle of the Great Redan, as well as significant setbacks, such as the Battle of the Chernaya. Mikhail and his brother Pyotr Gorchakov were the children of a notable writer…
The Attack on the Redan by Robert Alexander Hillingford
Memorial by Thomas Farrell in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, for Lieutenant Thomas Osborne Kidd who was killed on 18 June 1855 when he tried to recover some wounded men.
Sebastopol Monument, Halifax, Nova Scotia – a monument to the soldiers who died in the Battle of the Great Redan