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The city of Sevastopol was the home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet, which threatened the Mediterranean. The Russian field army withdrew before the allies could encircle it. The siege was the culminating struggle for the strategic Russian port in 1854–55 and was the final episode in the Crimean War.
- Malakoff
The first attack was unsuccessful, and occurred on 18 June...
- Battle of Eupatoria
By mid-October, the Allies had surrounded Sevastopol and put...
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- Malakoff
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.
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Jul 28, 2010 · The strong and heavily fortified Black Sea port of Sevastopol, on the south-west coast of the Crimea, was the main naval base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. During the Crimean War (1853–56), the capture or destruction of this stronghold became the main military object of the allied British, French and Turkish armies opposing Russia.
Dec 29, 2022 · The siege of Sevastopol lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. During the siege, the allied navy undertook six bombardments of the capital. The city of Sevastopol was the home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet, which threatened the Mediterranean.
Mar 20, 2018 · The Crimean War began in 1853, pitting Russia against France, England, and the Ottoman Empire. [1] On October 17th, 1854, the aforementioned allied forces lay siege to Sevastopol. During the siege, the attackers dug an extensive network of trenches, punctuated by gun batteries.
