Bomarsund battle

Bomarsund is the site of an improbable battle during the Crimean war, which saw the French and the British navy fighting with the Turks against the Russians in the Åland archipelago. Imagine!

Map of Bomarsund, Cybèle 17, July 2014
A sketch of the quarter deck of HMS Bulldog in Bomarsund. Drawn by Edwin T. Dolby (1838–1900). Lithograph by William Simpson (1823–1899).
Bommarsund, La Malouine, 2014