In the timeline familiar to Tang Mo, on November 27, 1853, a small Turkish fleet arrived at the port of Sinop, and the commander of this Turkish fleet ordered his subordinates not to fire first.
Soon, this Turkish fleet discovered six Russian battleships patrolling outside the harbor, and the commander sent urgent requests for reinforcements, but these pleas fell on deaf ears.
These Russian battleships, hailing from a hundred miles away in Sevastopol, were part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and were commanded by Rear Admiral Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov.
On the morning of November 30, the Russian fleet entered Sinop Bay and demanded the Turkish fleet to raise a white flag and surrender. The Turkish commander refused to surrender and ordered to open fire. Minutes later, the Russian battleships responded with cannon fire.
