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Ivan Aivazovsky. The Battle of Chesme.
1848. Oil on canvas. The Aivazovsky Art Gallery, Feodosia, Ukraine. More.
The Battle of Chesme and the Battle in the
Chios Channel took place in the summer of 1770 between the Russian
and Turkish fleets. The Turks were completely defeated and Russia got control
over the Black Sea.
See: Ivan Aivazovsky. The
Battle in the Chios Channel.