Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort
The Battle of Alexander Fort (or Battle of Tyub-Karaganskom), was a naval battle fought in the Caspian Sea during the Russian Civil War at the naval military base of Fort Alexandrovsky.
| Battle of Alexander Fort | |||||||
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| Part of the Southern Front of the Russian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Russian SFSR | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| David Norris | A.V.Burov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5 auxiliary cruisers, 1 seaplane carrier | 1 auxiliary cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 minelayer, 1 floating battery, 2 submarines, minor units | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 auxiliary cruisers damaged. 5 killed, 7 wounded. | 1 auxiliary cruiser damaged. 1 destroyer, 1 minelayer, 1 floating battery and auxiliary units lost. | ||||||
Fort-Shevchenko Location within Kazakhstan Fort-Shevchenko Fort-Shevchenko (Caspian Sea) | |||||||
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