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The siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies ( French , Sardinian , Ottoman , and British ) landed at Eupatoria on 14 September 1854, intending to make a triumphal march to Sevastopol , the capital of the Crimea , with 50,000 men.
Sevastopol (/ ˌ s ɛ v ə ˈ s t oʊ p əl, s ə ˈ v æ s t ə p oʊ l /), [a] sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea.Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important port and naval base throughout its history.
The siege of Sevastopol, also known as the defence of Sevastopol (Russian: Оборона Севастополя, romanized: Oborona Sevastopolya) or the Battle of Sevastopol (German: Schlacht um Sewastopol; Romanian: Bătălia de la Sevastopol), was a military engagement that took place on the Eastern Front of the Second World War.
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), during the Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) , during the Second World War Siege of Sevastopol (panorama) , a 1904 painted panorama by Franz Roubaud
The Sevastopol Sketches (pre-reform Russian: Севастопольскіе разсказы, romanized: Sevastópolʹskiye razskázy; post-reform Russian: Севастопольские рассказы, romanized: Sevastópolʹskiye rasskázy), translated into English as Sebastopol Sketches or Sebastopol Stories or Sevastopol, [1] are three short stories by Leo Tolstoy published in 1855 to ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; ... The Battle of Sevastopol (1918) took place during the Crimean Operation of ...
Chersonesus's ancient ruins are presently located in one of Sevastopol's suburbs. They were excavated by the Russian government, starting from 1827. They are today a popular tourist attraction, protected as an archaeological park. The buildings mix influences of Greek, Roman and Byzantine culture. The defensive wall was approximately 3.5 ...
Political history of Sevastopol (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "History of Sevastopol" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.