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Battle of Alma
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Battle of Alma: Facts & Related Content

Facts

Date September 20, 1854
Location Crimea • Sevastopol • Ukraine
Participants France • Russia • United Kingdom
Context Crimean War

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battle sites during the Crimean War (1853−56)
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Timeline

battle sites during the Crimean War (1853−56)
Battle of Alma
September 20, 1854
Siege of Sevastopol
Siege of Sevastopol
October 17, 1854 - September 11, 1855
Battle of Balaklava
Charge of the Light Brigade
October 25, 1854
Battle of Balaklava
Battle of Balaklava
October 25, 1854

Key People

FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
British field marshal
Saint-Arnaud; detail from a lithograph by Antoine Maurin
Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
French military officer

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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
World Wars
D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
A History of War