ШТУРМ КОРФУ: Как русский флот взял неприступную крепость, которую боялась вся Европа

At the end of the eighteenth century, the seemingly invincible French army captured the Ionian Islands, turning Corfu into an absolute stronghold bristling with hundreds of guns. Under the laws of warfare of the time, attacking such a fortress with wooden ships was considered sheer suicide. But in 1798, a combined Russian-Turkish squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral Fyodor Ushakov approached the island's shores. You will learn how Russian sailors, knee-deep in mud, dragged multi-ton cannons up the cliffs to begin a land siege. We will tell the story of the unprecedented assault on the island of Vido in February 1799, when ships of the line approached the batteries within pistol range and literally reduced them to dust. Immerse yourself in the story of incredible courage, where Russian paratroopers shielded captured French soldiers from the knives of Albanian mercenaries, and discover why Commander Suvorov dreamed of being at Corfu, even if only as a simple midshipman. THE STORM OF CORFU: How the Russian fleet took the impregnable fortress feared by all of Europe    • ШТУРМ КОРФУ: Как русский флот взял неприст...   IN THIS STORY YOU WILL LEARN: OPERATION "IMPOSSIBLE." How Ushakov dared to throw wooden ships against the red-hot cannonballs of coastal artillery, and why this maneuver shocked Europe. THE PRICE OF HONOR. Why the Russian admiral paid in gold from his own pocket for every living French prisoner, recapturing them from his bloodthirsty allies. A DIPLOMAT IN EPAULETTES. How an undefeated naval commander created the first Greek constitution and the Septinsular Republic. A BITTER REWARD. Why a brilliant tactician proved of no use to the capital's bureaucracy and ended his days in monastic silence, only to be canonized centuries later. Join us to see how steely will and brilliant calculation can break an impenetrable stone. #historyofrussia #admirallushakov #corfu #historyofnavy #napoleonicwars #eighteenthcentury #navalbattles