Battle of Lake Baikal

Battle of Lake Baikal
Part of the Russian Civil War

Trailer boats batteries of the Czechoslovakian ships before the battle
Date16 August 1918
Location
Lake Baikal, Siberia
Result Czechoslovak victory
Belligerents
Czechoslovak Legion  Russian SFSR
Commanders and leaders
Radola Gajda
Strength
2 steamships armed with 4 howitzers The ships Baikal and Angara, defense of Mysovsk and an armored train
Casualties and losses
19 men killed in action or missing in action Baikal severely damaged, harbor and train station destroyed

The Battle of Lake Baikal was a naval battle undertaken by Czechoslovak forces during the Russian Civil War.

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