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H.M.S. "Miranda" destroying the City of Kola, the Capital of Russian Lapland, 1854. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S. "Miranda" destroying the City of Kola, the Capital of Russian Lapland, 1854. Creator: Unknown
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H.M.S. "Miranda" destroying the City of Kola, the Capital of Russian Lapland, 1854. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S. "Miranda" destroying the City of Kola, the Capital of Russian Lapland, 1854. Creator: Unknown
H.M.S. "Miranda" destroying the City of Kola, the Capital of Russian Lapland, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ship attacking. Russia has sustained a severe loss by the destruction of Kola...Captain Lyons has...expunged it from the list of capitals...The Miranda lay within point blank range of the battery. The Governor of the city would not come to terms; the guns were manned, and every tower and building loopholed, and filled with men; but they could not stand the shot and shell and redhot shot within musket range. In less than an hour their guns were dismounted, their batteries in ruins, and their city in flames. One tower of the fortified cathedral alone now stands to mark the spot where Kola once had been....[The Miranda] has boarded 375 ships and vessels, showing the immense trade that will be lost to Russia in consequence of the war with England'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854
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This striking image captures the moment of destruction as H.M.S. Miranda, a Royal Navy ship, bombards the City of Kola, the capital of Russian Lapland, during the Crimean War in 1854. The exact creator of this photograph remains unknown, but the scene is vividly described in the pages of the Illustrated London News from that year. The City of Kola, a significant trading hub, had refused to come to terms with the British, and the guns of the fortified city were manned and ready for battle. However, the Miranda's powerful broadsides proved too much for the defenders. Within an hour, the Russian city was in flames, and its guns were dismounted and batteries in ruins. The only remaining structure was the fortified cathedral tower, serving as a somber reminder of what once stood there. The Illustrated London News reported that the Miranda had boarded 375 Russian ships and vessels, highlighting the immense trade losses Russia would face as a result of the war with England. The destruction of Kola was a significant blow to the Russian economy and morale, marking a turning point in the conflict. The exact number of casualties is unknown, but the impact of this event reverberated throughout Europe and beyond, shaping the course of international relations for years to come.
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