The Siege of Sevastopol lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies landed at Eupatoria on 14 September 1854, intending to make a triumphal march to Sevastopol, t
Siege of Sevastopol by Franz Roubaud (detail)
Siege of Sevastopol
Three 17th century church bells in Arundel Castle, United Kingdom. These were taken from Sevastopol as trophies at the end of the siege of Sevastopol.
Bombardment of Sevastopol by HMS Rodney, Crimean War (October 1854)
Battle of Malakoff
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The Battle of Malakoff or the Storming of the Malakhov Kurgan was a series of French attacks against Russian forces on the Malakoff redoubt. The first attack was unsuccessful, and occurred on 18 June
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
…the way were Alma (September 1854), Balaklava (October 1854), Inkerman (November 1854), Tchernaya (August 1855), Redan (September 1855), and, finally, Malakoff (September 1855). During the siege, the allied navy undertook six bombardments of the capital, on 17 October 1854; and on 9 April, 6 June, 17 June, 17…
The Malakoff Gorge by Adolphe Yvon, 1859
The Capture of Malakoff by Horace Vernet. A British officer salutes the French flag.
Detail of Franz Roubaud's panoramic painting (1904).
Attack by General Mayran's Division on Works near the Malakoff. George Dodd. Pictorial history of the Russian war 1854–56