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	Bomarsund Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB
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		Although the Baltic is thousands of miles from the Black Sea, the attack was made to stretch the resources of the Russians and to prevent the Russian fleet in the Baltic from entering the North Sea.
		The battle of Bomarsund was in actual fact little more than the bombarding of the fortress and defence towers by both land and sea.
	www.northumberland.gov.uk /vg/text_bomarsund.html (755 words)

	Adolphe Niel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He became a member of the council of state in 1852 and in 1853 was promoted to general of the division.
		In the first part of the Crimean War, Niel was employed in the expedition to the Baltic Sea and directed engineering operations against Bomarsund.
		Early in 1855 Niel was sent to the Crimea, where he succeeded General Bizot as chief of engineers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adolphe_Niel (521 words)

	The Ooland War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The first "Russian Days" which are celebrated near the ruins of Bomarsund fortification, are hoped to become an event which is held every year.
		Bomarsund was build during the period of 25 years and a lively community, Skarpans grew near of it.
		Bomarsund would have not fallen that easily, if the Russians would have had the time to build the cannon tower to Pirunkallio, which was planned.
	www.silentwall.com /Ooland.html (422 words)

	Scandinavian - Lights \| Aland Island
		In the northwest of the main island we found the ruins of Bomarsund fortress.
		Bomarsund fortress was built by the Russians, it was the western outpost in the Crimean War.
		Many soldiers died during the bombardment of Bomarsund by the combined fleet of the English and the French armies which turned this beautiful fortress into rubble in 1854.
	www.scandi-lights.com /en/aland_islands_eng.htm (506 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Crimea: The Sea War
		The Gulf of Finland had four defensive point; Krondstadt, a formidably fortified island barring the approaches to St. Petersburg; the fortress of Sveaborg guarding the entrance to Helsingfors (Helsinki), as Finland was constitutionally governed by the Russian Empire; Revel on the Esthonian coast, and Bomarsund, in the Aland Islands.
		Bomarsund guarded the northern entrance to the great landlocked harbor of Aland, standing on a spit of land covering the narrow channel between the mainland and Prasto Island to the east.
		The expedition embarked at Calais in ships of the Royal Navy and was landed four miles north of Bomarsund, a contingent of British marines and sappers leading the war, followed by a brigade of French marines.
	www.batteryb.com /crimean_war/crimea_sea.html (1613 words)

	Virtual School - History - Activities - Historical places - Bomarsund
		The fortress of Bomarsund together with 14 separate bastions in the vicinity around and together with other older fortresses were designed to protect the newly acquired province (Grand Duchess) of Finland and at the same time guard access to the Finnish Gulf, at which end the capital of Russia, Petersburg was situated.
		Instead it was decided that the fortress of Bomarsund should be conquered and destroyed.
		The unfinished fortress of Bomarsund was defended at this time by 2 300 men with 66 guns.
	www.eun.org /ww/en/pub/virtual_school/depts/history/activities/places/bomarsund.htm (1193 words)

	www.hydro-international.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		There was one other narrow channel, Ängösund, to the south-east of Bomarsund, but this was not thought to be navigable by the larger sailing ships of the day and the Russians considered it defendable by gunboats.
		Having learned that despatches from Czar to Bomarsund were due to be landed on Värdö Island, a Lieutenant John Bythesea and a Stoker William Johnstone were landed from HMS Arrogant to try to intercept them, Johnstone being a Swedish-speaker.
		A memorial stone made of granite from the Bomarsund fortress and dedicated to these three winners of the Victoria Cross was unveiled on 21st June 2004 by the British Ambassador to Finland, Mr Matthew Kirk.
	www.hydro-international.com /v_hydro/archives/chapter_content.asp?v0=detail&v1=431 (1705 words)

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		In 1851 he became a member of the Committee of Fortifications, in the following year a member of the council of state, and in 18J3 general of division.
		In the first part of the Crimean War he was employed in the expedition to the Baltic, and directed engineer operations against Bomarsund, but early in 1855 he was sent to the Crimea, where he succeeded General Bizot as chief of engineers.
		For some years he had been the most trusted military adviser of Napoleon III., and he was now empowered to advise the generals on the spot in accordance with the wishes of the sovereign and the home government.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=48373 (462 words)

	http://www.goaland.net - Bomarsundsmuseet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The fortress of Bomarsund was built during the years 1832-1854.
		Even though the Bomarsund fortress was a parentheses in the Åland history, the consequences of it's rise and fall remains today; Åland became a demilitarised zone.
		The Bomarsund museum in the Pilot cottage of Prästö.
	www.goaland.net /intro.asp?companyId=17677&lang=en (154 words)

	SATAHANKA IX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The camp site, which is the camping ground of Bomarsund fortress, is situated on the main island of Åland, about 20 km northeast from Mariehamn, the only city of the island.
		The fortress of Bomarsund was built during 1832-1854.
		The Bomarsund period came abruptly to an end when the fortress was thoroughly destroyed in a joint British-French attack in 1854, the conflict commonly known as the Crimean War.
	www.lilja.partio.fi /satahanka98/english/paikka.html (218 words)

	John Bythesea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was 27 years old, and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
		On 9 August 1854 in the Baltic, Lieutenant Bythesea of HMS Arrogant obtained permission to land on the island of Vårdö, Åland Islands off Finland with a stoker (William Johnstone) from the ship, in order to intercept important despatches from the Czar which were being sent via Vårdö to Bomarsund.
		The two men spent two nights reconnoitring the island and on 12 August when the despatches arrived, they ambushed the five Russians carrying them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Bythesea (217 words)

	Sketch on the Quarter Deck of HMS Bulldog at Bomarsund
		Sketch on the Quarter Deck of HMS Bulldog at Bomarsund
		Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier (in front in the straw hat) commanded the British fleet in the Baltic in 1854.
		HMS Bulldog is bombarding Bomarsund, a Russian fortress in the Aland Islands.
	www.nmm.ac.uk /searchbin/searchs.pl?exhibit=it0072k&axis=1112896893&flash=true&dev= (108 words)

	Amphibious Warfare: Nineteenth Century
		An element of this effort was the combined Franco-British assault on the Russian fortress at Bomarsund on Aland, at the southern end of the Gulf of Bothnia, in the summer of 1854.
		The bulk of the landing force went ashore the next day on a beach six miles southwest of Bomarsund, while another 3,000 men landed nine miles north of the fort to facilitate its investment.
		Nevertheless, the shore-based fires were sufficient, causing Bomarsund's garrison to strike their colors on the 16th.
	www.exwar.org /Htm/8000PopB6.htm (441 words)

	Sport - Blyth and Wansbeck Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		BOMARSUND made it six wins from six after their opening day tied match to remain unbeaten with their second win over Bates Cottages in these back to back matches taking maximum points again.
		Bomarsund managed to bowl Bates out for 173 after 48.4 overs with Craig Robinson finishing with 3-44 and Gary Mordey 3-37 while Chris Mollon and Sandeep Singh took two apiece.
		Bomarsund, opening with John Haig and Colin Thornton, got off to a fast start with Haig especially punishing the bowling with numerous boundaries including a huge six which cleared the pavilion off the bowling of Ashburn.
	www.blyth-wansbecktoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?sectionid=1116&articleid=1550558 (558 words)

	Bomarsund, Finland
		11km/7mi east of Kastelholm is the fort of Bomarsund, built by the Russians about 1830 and destroyed by British and French forces in 1854, during the Crimean War.
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	www.planetware.com /aland-islands/bomarsund-sf-ahv-boma.htm (59 words)

	Mariehamn Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Even though the Bomarsund fortress was a parentheses in the Aland history, the consequences of it's rise and fall remains today; Aland became a demilitarised zone.
		On the other side of the channel, next to the bridge of Prasto, is a small museum where pictures and objects from Bomarsund are on display.
		The Bomarsund museum in the Pilot cottage of Prasto.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Finland/Alands_Laen/Mariehamn-235667/Things_To_Do-Mariehamn-BR-1.html (463 words)

	Morton: Memoir on the Dangers and Defences of New York City: 22
		The siege was conducted by land exclusively, except that some vessels (on the 15th) cannonaded the place from a distance of 1 1/4 mile, a range at which many of their shells, even, fell short of the walls; and on the 16th the place surrendered.
		The result of this success was the capture of 2,400 troops, of 200 guns, and considerable supplies of powder, balls, and provisions.
		The Russians likewise lost the costly works that had been built to insure possession of the Aland Isles; for, previous to leaving, the allies reduced the main fortress and the towers of Bomarsund to a heap of ruins.
	civilwarfortifications.com /drl/library/morton-nyc/0022.html (361 words)

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		Modern Medal - Crimean War (known in Finland as the Ooland war - derived from the Swedish name for the Ã…land Islands.).
		British and French navel vessels bombed the Bomarsund fortress on the Ã…land Islands.
		In addition numerous other coastal fortifications along Finland's coast were destroyed or heavily damaged by naval bombardment.
	www.omnicoin.com /coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=910365 (90 words)

	Morton: New Plan for the Fortification of Certain Points of the Sea Coast: 81
		It must be noted also that a small front is exposed to a more converging fire than a large one; a point of importance, according to all military authorities.
		[It appears that the southern tower at Bomarsund was entered and taken by a small party of French, who entered through the embrasures, though all the garrison had not yet retreated from it into the keep.] The iron shutters recently proposed will not entirely remove this defect, which is inherent to small fronts.
		I do not assert that the walls of Bomarsund were breached from the water, but refer back for a comparison between large guns afloat and small ones ashore to show that a less accurate fire, provided it is from heavier guns, will effect a breach.
	civilwarfortifications.com /drl/library/morton-np/0081.html (294 words)

	Rough Guides Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The museum is just beautiful, with windmills and farm buildings, including the principal dwelling house having been brought in and making a fine spectacle on the hillside with the castle and a large bay behind them.
		There is a pleasant marked path past Sund mediaeval church and on to the ruins of the fort at Bomarsund.
		We had only enough time to get a view of the church but we saw the ruins of Bomarsund from the bus on a separate trip to the ferry port of Hummelvik.
	travel.roughguides.com /planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?JournalID=33037&EntryID=37173 (223 words)

	The fortress of ver Bomarsund at Åland, Finland
		The fortress of ver Bomarsund at Åland, Finland
		A former Russian fortress at the Åland Ilands i Finland.
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	www.industri-informasjon.no /images/19-the-fortress-of-ver-bomarsund-at-aaland-finland.html (77 words)

	Bomarsund
		Construction of Bomarsund Fortress began in around 1832 when Aland was part of the Russian Empire.
		In addition to massive main fortress, it was planned to have 14 defense towers, but only 3 of them were completed.
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	www.muuka.com /finnishpumpkin/fortresses/bomarsund/bomarsund.html (109 words)

	Research guide U4: The collection of Victoria Crosses in the National Maritime Museum : Uniforms & medals : ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On the outbreak of the Crimean War with Russia in 1854, the British Fleet under Admiral Napier was sent to the Baltic in March of that year with orders to bombard the coastal fortresses, one of which was Bomarsund guarding the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia.
		Captain W H Hall, commanding the Hecla, sailed her, accompanied by two paddle steamers, through the narrow channel to Bomarsund and commenced bombardment of the fort where the Russians were sheltering.
		During the action, a live shell from an enemy battery landed on the deck of the Hecla, its fuse still hissing - Charles Lucas with what was described as 'great coolnes and presence of mind' ran forward, picked up the shell and threw it overboard whereupon it exploded on hitting the water.
	www.nmm.ac.uk /server?show=conWebDoc.629&viewPage=3&outputFormat=print (1058 words)

	Åland Sea Scout Stamp Issue
		Sea Scouts devote most of their time to activities related to the sea such as sailing, navigation and sea rescue.
		During the days 1-8 August 1998, a large Sea Scout camp was arranged in the historical environment of the ruins of the Bomarsund fortress in Åland.
		The Satahanka IX is the ninth international Sea Scout camp arranged by the Guides and Scouts of Finland, and it is also the largest Scouts event of the year.
	www.sossi.org /seascouts/aland.htm (303 words)

	The War at Sea in 1854: War prisoners in England
		For the corresponding "live" discussions, post in the active topic forum here.
		I just read this very interesting article 'The War at Sea in 1854' about the Northern operation during the Crimean War.
		In Finnish historical books I read that the prisoners (Russian and Finnish) captured from the Bomarsund fortress in the Aland island were shipped to England and France.
	www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/crimean_war/51889/393241 (307 words)

	Bomarsund Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (page 79)
		Bomarsund Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (page 79)
		A small village just outside Bedlington which is now the location of the Earth Balance ecological business park
		• Wansbeck District page • Bomarsund page • Charles Davis Lucas Website
	www.northumberland.gov.uk /vg/bomarsund.html (776 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The naval commanders wished to attack the defenses of Bomarsund, on one of the Aland Isles, but, after a reconnoissance, they came to the conclusion that it was necessary to have land-forces.
		A French corps of ten thousand men was at once dispatched to Bomarsund under General Baraguay-d'Hilliers, and the place was speedily reduced.
		They were transported from Varna to the place of landing by three hundred and eighty-nine ships, steamers, and transports.
	www.aboutrealstuff.com /books/taow/page-fn.htm (673 words)

	Geschichte
		Near Bomarsund the settlement Skarpans was built, the first town on Åland.
		During the Krim-War 1854 the fortress Bomarsund was overwhelmed by superior English and French sea and land forces.
		When the World War I approach to his end, Finland became independence in 1917.
	www.fillips.de /history.htm (632 words)

	cruises
		•An inshore cruise to the ruins at Bomarsund
		Passing the wild landscape of Geta, we enter Hamnsundet, where we stop for guests to continue their journey by land, or continue to Bomarsund where we arrive in the late evening.
		A more relaxing alternative is to spend the night at some little island and sail to Bomarsund (see below) and back to Mariehamn the following day.
	www.apalmersailing.aland.fi /pages_engl/cruises_e.html (1255 words)

	Bomarsund Welfare Juniors Football Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Re-established in 1999 and based in Northumberland we are an FA Charter Standard Club rapidly becoming known for our development both on and off the field.
		Please feel free to browse our website and gain an insight into Bomarsund Welfare Juniors FC.
		We are a club who don't believe in standing still and we constantly strive to improve our facilities and develop our coaching personnel and more importantly, the young players who come through our doors every week.
	www.bomarsundwelfarejuniors.co.uk (150 words)

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