Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
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, the capital of the Crimea, with 50,000 men. Major battles along the way were Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, Tchernaya, Redan, and, finally, Malakoff. 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 August, and 5 September 1855.
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)
The Crimean War was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between the Russian Empire and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom, and Sardinia-Piedmont.
Attack on the Malakoff, by William Simpson
The naval Battle of Navarino (1827), as depicted by Ambroise Louis Garneray.
Russian siege of Varna in Ottoman-ruled Bulgaria, July–September 1828
Russian siege of Kars, Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829