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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 (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.
The fall of Kerch on 16 November left only Sevastopol in Soviet hands. [11] By the end of October 1941, Major-General Ivan Yefimovich Petrov's Independent Coastal Army, numbering 32,000 men, had arrived at Sevastopol by sea from Odessa further west, it having been evacuated after heavy fighting. Petrov set about fortifying the inland approaches ...
Since 2017 the monument appears on the obverse of the 200 banknote of Russian ruble. [citation needed] Previously in 2015 it appeared on the obverse of the 100 commemorative banknote of the Russian ruble dedicated to "the accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and formation of new constituent entities – the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol".
The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55), an Allied attempt to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea.
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.
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 Bell of Chersonesos, located close to the ruins of Chersonesos Taurica, Crimea, is the symbol of Chersonesos and one of the main sights of Sevastopol. It was cast before the foundation of Sevastopol for the Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Taganrog, which was the Russian Navy's military base at that time. It was later seized as war ...