Crimean War Monster

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The Crimean War monster was an Avian Cryptid, reported to have attacked a military unit on March 15, 1855. There are two versions of the story, Russian and Turkish, which claims the opposite side was attacked by this creature. It is plausible that the Monster was a, or the, Mothman of U.S folklore.

1 Overview
2 Franco-British Account
3 Russian Account
4 Description
5 Theories
- 5.1 Mothman
6 See Also
7 External Links

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Overview

On the ominous date of the 15th March 1855, soldiers on both sides of the conflict begged their commanders for a one-day truce. While the soldiers' pleas were answered a unit of soldiers, in respect for the truce, struck out at midnight to attack.

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Franco-British Account

A Russian unit of five soldiers, with two brothers, prepared to attack the enemy base. As they neared the camp, the sky blackened with an avian creature soaring above them. Unbeknownst to the unit, they were now heading back to their own camp and were killed by startled sentries.

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Russian Account

The unit is largely the same, except it was composed of Turkish, as opposed to Russian, soldiers and doesn't mention the "brothers" in the unit. In this version Russian sentries at their base opened fire on fleeing, shrieking Turks only to find that they were attacking the swarm of bat-like creatures pursuing the Turks.

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Description

The image of the Crimean War Monster is similar to the Mothman of the U.S. In the Franco-British account it was described as a gigantic, headless crow-like animal that soared in circles above the soldiers, its appearance and habit of circling being similar to the Mothman's. However the numbers differ in both accounts because, while the Franco-British version mentioned a solitary creature, the other account described a swarm of "bat-like" creatures.

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Theories

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Mothman

The most likely theory is that the Monster is a variant/relative of, or is, the Mothman of U.S. lore. The monster bears a close resemblance to the Mothman, and its pattern of soaring closely resembles that of the Mothman. However this doesn't take into account the "swarm" of monsters said to have attacked the Turkish unit.

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