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    The Battle of Bomarsund, in August 1854, took place during the Åland War, which was part of the Crimean War, when an Anglo-French expeditionary force...
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  • Bomarsund may refer to: Bomarsund, Åland, fortress in the Åland Islands, in the Baltic Sea Bomarsund, Northumberland, village in Northumberland, England...
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    victory in the Finnish War of 1808-1809, the Russians began to build the Bomarsund Fortress in Sund in 1832 in accordance with the orders of Tsar Nicholas...
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    The Bomarsund Bridge (Swedish: Bomarsunds bro) connects Bomarsund with the Prästö island in the Sund municipality of Åland. v t e v t e...
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  • Bomarsund is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Bedlington, and just south of Stakeford. The village grew around...
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    and the allied France and Britain. The war is named after the Battle of Bomarsund in Åland. Although the name of the war refers to Åland, skirmishes were...
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    empire took Åland and Finland. In 1854, British and French forces attacked Bomarsund. The Åland Islands were then demilitarised until 1906. In 1918, Swedish...
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    time part of the three big mid-Northumberland collieries (Ashington, Bomarsund and Choppington). In 2011 the parish had a population of 9787. The parish...
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    Silistra, 5 April – 25 June 1854 First Battle of Bomarsund, 21 June 1854 Second Battle of Bomarsund, 15 August 1854 Siege of Petropavlovsk, 30–31 August...
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    age 20, he had become a mate. For his gallantry during the Battle of Bomarsund of the Crimean War, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for the following...
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